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Published on: February 11, 2017
Integrating play-based pedagogy into a knowledge-based curriculum: supporting children's understanding of anger in a
1Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Introduction:
We examined whether culturally adapted play can support anger understanding within knowledge‑based Chinese kindergarten curricula.
Methods:
One‑week plan with 40 children (5-6 years) and four teachers; mixed play types across five MoE domains. Outcomes: oral assessment by domain and teacher interviews; descriptive/thematic analyses.
Results:
Strengths in language, social, arts and health; between‑class variability. Teachers noted richer emotion vocabulary, listening and peer problem‑solving; some misconceptions persisted.
Discussion:
Teacher‑centred, culturally appropriate play can be embedded but needs teacher development; longer, controlled evaluations are recommended.
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