A narrative play as a strategy supporting authentic learning by children Cover Image

Zabawa narracyjna jako strategia sprzyjająca autentycznemu uczeniu się dzieci
A narrative play as a strategy supporting authentic learning by children

Author(s): Joanna Szymczak
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: narrative play; self-regulation; reflectiveness; reflection; teacher’s and student’s genuine engagement

Summary/Abstract: A narrative play is a strategy which was used while creating educational situations for children aged6 to 9, in the Narrative Environments for Play and Learning research project. The process of buildingthe strategy and implementing it in practice was monitored in order to answer the question of thestrategy’s meaning for creating a teaching environment. The observation of children and teachers,the interviews with teachers and the analysis of the collected empirical material in the form of audioand video recordings lead to a conclusion that a narrative play supports developing self-regulationin students (see: Arends 1994: 488–499; Filipiak 2012: 70–79). Some specific properties and therole of a teacher who is a facilitator genuinely engaged in its construction are characteristic qualitiesof a narrative play. It supports developing reflectiveness and reflection regarding such aspects as:educational problems, motives of one’s behavior, one’s own beliefs.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2020
  • Issue No: 1 (48)
  • Page Range: 40-50
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish