Preschool Teachers' Interventions in Children's Play (Beliefs, Ideology)

The purpose of this study was to describe preschool teachers' intervention during children's free play. A Weberian sociological framework was used to examine (1) what happens when teachers intervene into children's play, (2) teachers' beliefs and thus their decisions about play, and (3) the relationship between these issues. Three preschool, teachers were video filmed during free play and later interviewed about observed intervention episodes. The teachers were prompted to talk about what happened during the event, what they were thinking about, and for what reason they intervened.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Spidell, Ruth Anne

• Education, Early Childhood

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8600322

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69030