Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.38003/sv.69.1.2

Traditional play and contemporary curriculum – parents’ and teachers’ opinions

Ivana Visković orcid.org/0000-0002-4029-044X ; University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Scieneces
Jelena Topić orcid.org/0000-0002-8617-6212 ; Kindergarten „Biokovsko zvonce“ Makarska

Abstract

Changes in social interactions in contemporary society limit the transmission of the traditional play as a significant segment of cultural intangible heritage. It is assumed that the introduction of the traditional play in the institutional Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) would contribute to its preservation.The opinions of teachers and parents of children of early and preschool age on the importance and purposefulness of the application of traditional play in the educational process were examined.The importance of traditional play was assessed more significantly by participants of older than younger age, and those highly educated than those less educated.The place where the participants grew up was related to the assessment of the limitations of the traditional play. Assessing outdoor play without adult supervision positively correlates with assessing children’s preoccupation with the virtual world. Conducting action research on the possibility of implementing traditional play, along with longitudinal research on children’s development, could possibly indicate the importance of traditional play.

Keywords

early and preschool child; contribution; outdoor play; intergenerational transmission; intangible cultural heritage; limitations

Hrčak ID:

247376

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/247376

Publication date:

24.11.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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