The Trouble with Play departs from some of the ideas about play that are held dear by many
in early childhood education. It raises questions about fairness and equity, and prompts …

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This study examines the process through which children build a sense of community in small
groups in a day care centre. The study asks the following: how does children's sense of …

The article discusses how children make use of their preschool context in order to withdraw.
Ethnographic observations were made of two-to five-year-old children's interactions during …

In child–robot interaction (cHRI) research, many studies pursue the goal to develop
interactive systems that can be applied in everyday settings. For early education …

Die Erklärung sozialer Ungleichheiten stellt eines der wesentlichen Explananda in der
Soziologie dar (Esser, 1993). Der Bildungsungleichheit kommt dabei in modernen …

The aim of this article is to investigate the pedagogical learning environment in early
childhood special education (ECSE). The theoretical framework is based on a conception of …

Children's autonomy is a cultural ideal in Finnish early childhood education and care
(ECEC). In this article we examine autonomy in spatial terms. The theoretical background is …

Although domestic and community violence exposure has been associated with poor child
functioning, protective factors, such as daily routines, may shield children from these …

The article explores how touch appears in children's everyday peer relations in preschools.
The narrative research material consists of video recordings produced in four Finnish …