Play in early childhood: Approach to the meaning given by nursery teachers

The play, as a natural activity of the human being, mainly during the first years of life, acquires a key relevance from the pedagogical point of view at the level of early childhood education. In this regard, this work presents the main results of a study that aimed at finding out the meaning attri...

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Autores: Mena Bastías, Carmen Patricia, Flores Lueg, Carolina Bernarda, Arteaga González, Patricia Eugenia, Saldaña Espinoza, Dalys, Navarrete Troncoso, Eliana Lucía
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad ORT Uruguay
Repositorio:RAD
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:rad.ort.edu.uy:20.500.11968/4287
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/cuadernos-de-investigacion-educativa/article/view/3063
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11968/4287
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:primera infancia
juego
docente preescolar
estrategias educativas
early childhood
play
pre-school teacher
educational strategies
primeira infância
jogo
docente pré-escolar
estratégias educacionais
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Sumario:The play, as a natural activity of the human being, mainly during the first years of life, acquires a key relevance from the pedagogical point of view at the level of early childhood education. In this regard, this work presents the main results of a study that aimed at finding out the meaning attributed to the play by nursery teachers who work with children under the age of three. The research was carried out under a qualitative methodology, and as method, the Hermeneutic Phenomenology was used. Six professionals who work with pre-school children under the age of three in institutions located in regions of Ñuble and Biobío in Chile, took part in this study. As information production technique, an in-depth interview was used, analyzed based on a mixed categorization process with the support of Atlas.ti v.8. software. The results highlight that nursery teachers, at a conscious level, have clarity to conceptualize the play, attributing a significant value as a means of learning, while in its implementation, the instrumentalization of this activity is visualized.