Interactive books for preschool children: from traditional interactive paper books to augmented reality books: listening to children’s voices through mosaic approach

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Stamoulia Polyzou ◽  
Kafenia Botsoglou ◽  
Nikolaos C. Zygouris ◽  
George Stamoulis
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Interactive Paper ◽  
Children’S Voices

How preschool children think about libraries: Evidence from six children’s libraries in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 428-440
Author(s):  
Jianhua Xu ◽  
Pianran Wang ◽  
Brian W. Sturm ◽  
Yingying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Third Place ◽  
Children’S Perspectives ◽  
Interpersonal Needs ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Children’S Voices

Listening to young children’s voices is crucial to improving children’s library services. The first step is unveiling how young children think about the library. Thus, researchers recruited the Mosaic approach including photography, interview, and drawing to explore the features of children’s libraries in children’s perspectives in six libraries in China. The results indicate that first, the children’s library is a “primary third place”. Second, the children’s library is an overlapping of home and society. Third, children can read books in the children’s library, but not just read. Fourth, the children’s library improves children’s awareness as patrons. It is suggested that young patrons already form initial understandings of the library, begin to complain about any problems, and put forward requirements for the library. Additionally, their interpersonal needs should be paid attention to. Therefore, librarians and researchers should respect the rights of children and listen to their voice when designing and providing library services associated with children.

scholarly journals Uncertainty and practical judgement in research: a call for attentive ‘listening’

2021 ◽  
pp. 146879412098568
Author(s):  
Daniela Mercieca ◽  
Duncan P. Mercieca ◽  
Sarah Piscopo Mercieca
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Children’S Voices

This paper draws upon research projects in which efforts have been made to find ways of listening to young children’s voices in early years contexts. This listening, namely in the mosaic approach, helps us to see how children make sense of their world, and adopt our planning and ‘being with’ young children. After setting the context of early years pedagogy and ideology of mosaic approach, this paper focuses on the researcher’s journey to turn her gaze inward before making any claims about her engagement with and listening to young children. Since this approach purposely leaves unanswered the question what kind of data is going to be collected, researchers have to decide what data is in the course of a research project, through their engagement with children. We argue for befriending uncertainty and dilemmatic thinking as it provides us with a different way of seeing, knowing and listening the hard to know. Through writing about phronêsis, this paper focuses on the process of decision-making and judgements that researchers undertake. The final argument calls for attentiveness and aims to acknowledge practical judgements as a fundamental part of researching early years.

scholarly journals Hvilken innvirkning har barnehagens fysiske utemiljø på barns lek og de ansattes pedagogiske praksis i uterommet.

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trond Løge Hagen
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Children’S Perspectives ◽  
Children's Play ◽  
Unpredictable Environments ◽  
Outdoor Environments ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
Equipment Size ◽  
Guided Tours ◽  
Children's Activities

English abstract: The main objective of this study was to explore children’s activities on preschool playgrounds, and how different playground features (topography, equipment, size, location etc.) affected children's play. The study aimed to contribute with knowledge on how outdoor environments encourage different kinds of play and learning for preschool children. The data collection was based on the methodology of "mosaic approach", which is a multi-method focusing on children’s perspectives (Clark & Moss, 2001; Clark & Moss, 2005; Clark, 2010), using observations, guided tours, children’s drawings and interviews. The results show that pre-defined play equipment is of less meaning for the preschool children in this study. They preferred varied and unpredictable environments with possibilities to create their own play based on undefined elements such as sticks, stones and branche.English abstract: The main objective of this study was to explore children’s activities on preschool playgrounds, and how different playground features (topography, equipment, size, location etc.) affected children's play. The study aimed to contribute with knowledge on how outdoor environments encourage different kinds of play and learning for preschool children. The data collection was based on the methodology of "mosaic approach", which is a multi-method focusing on children’s perspectives (Clark & Moss, 2001; Clark & Moss, 2005; Clark, 2010), using observations, guided tours, children’s drawings and interviews. The results show that pre-defined play equipment is of less meaning for the preschool children in this study. They preferred varied and unpredictable environments with possibilities to create their own play based on undefined elements such as sticks, stones and branches

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