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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2018.16.1.035

A Sense of Place of Kindergartens as Existential Space in which Children and Teachers Experience  

Kwon, Sun-Young (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Kyung Sung University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.16, no.1, 2018 , pp. 35-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of place that is formed by children experiencing the space of kindergarten existentially. For this purpose, the indoor and outdoor spaces of kindergarten, which is a real place where infants experience, are selected as the study observation category. In order to carry out the research, video recording was done focusing on children's free choice activity time and outdoor play through infant observation and non - formal interview. As a result of research, it is found that the place nature of kindergarten as an existential space experienced by infant and teacher as a space that is formed in experience and relation, place as a common production space of play, place as a space where education and life coexist, It was shown that it represents a special space created by experienced kindergarten, and a space characteristic as a space shared by communication. The place of kindergarten has a relationship with the existential experiences of infants, suggesting that teachers need a reinterpretation of space.
Keywords
Existential Space; A Sense of Place; Kindergartens; Child; Teacher;
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