Playful qualities of toddling style in adult-child interaction

Gloria Quinones, Annukka Pursi

Tutkimustuotos: ArtikkelijulkaisuArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

This study explorestoddling stylein adult-child interaction.Toddling stylewas conceptualised by Gunvor Lokken in relation to toddlers' playful and social style in peer groups; however, adults' position was rarely explored. Therefore, this article aims to examine adults' emotional and playful support in creating, maintaining and developingtoddling style. A cultural-historical approach and a multimodal interaction analysis is used for analysingtoddling stylein naturally occurring adult-child interaction. Video observations were made in ECEC in Australia and Finland. Drawing on three representative empirical cases, we argue thattoddling styleis a unique embodied way of being together as well as a form of play between adults and children. Findings show the importance of adults' participation in play for creating a playful community. Implications suggest the important role of adults' emotional and playful support in maintaining toddlers' exploration oftoddling style, particularly in multiparty situations.
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
LehtiEuropean Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Vuosikerta28
Numero4
Sivut475-489
Sivumäärä15
ISSN1350-293X
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 3 heinäk. 2020
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

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