Leken som ett verktyg för lärandet

• Main Author: Sen, Hasret
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen 2012
• Subjects: pedagogue; play; learning; development; preschool; pedagog; lek; lärande; utveckling; förskola
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-17930

The present study deals with the importance of play for children's learning in preschool. The purpose is to investigate the importance of play for children's learning in preschool from a pedagogue’s perspective. The study is based on two issues: How does the pedagogue´s who were interviewed reason about the impact the play has on children's development? How does the pedagogue´s approach to make play a learning situation? The empirical data is based on semi-structured interviews with four preschool pedagogue´s. The present study was interpreted using the theories of Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, educational developing theory, psychoanalytic theory of play and also cognitive theory of play. A general conclusion of the study shows that the pedagogue’s really believe that the play has a huge impact on children’s development, for example their language development. At the same time, the pedagogue´s believe that as an educator you have to be available and provide nutrients to the play, to make the play into a learning situation. The pedagogue´s can also do exercises to develop different skills.