Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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Children's Theory of Mind in Pretend Play and Story-Making

가작화 놀이와 이야기 만들기에서 나타나는 유아의 마음 다루기

  • Song, Young-Joo (Department of Early Childhood Education, Keimyung College)
  • 송영주 (계명문화대학 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2012.02.29
  • Accepted : 2012.05.31
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate children's theory of mind in pretend play and story-making, from a qualitative perspective. Three-to-five year old children participated in group play and individual story-making activities. Children's narratives undertaken in two tasks were video-taped, transcribed, analyzed and reorganized into three key propositions, in consideration of the field notes that the researcher had taken. The children started their pretend play and story-making activities by 'forming connections among minds' of participants or story components. They continued to engage in pretend play and story making by 'dealing minds constructively and consistently' to keep their themes. Finally they resolved discordances in play and story-making by 'settings different mind windows and moving among them flexibly'.

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