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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
): Learning Through Play for Preschool Children in Jeddah –Opposition and Conformity
إكساب الخبرات عن طريق اللعب لطفل ما قبل المدرسة في مدينة جدة – بين التأييد والمعارضة
 
Subject : Learning by play in Early Years 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : During the last years, the role of early childhood Education was a great concern in Saudi Arabia which in turn resulted in the increased number of preschool centers in Jeddah. Since then, an evaluation in the programs offered has evolved which resulted in diverse situations among kindergartens such as operation hours, tuitions, curriculum; staff qualifications etc. this paper will represent the debate about applying the concept of "learning through play" in educating preschool children where the research problem is raised because of the teachers' opposition and mothers' conformity about the concept of play. Through questionnaires, (360) mothers and (27) teachers in (9) kindergartens in Jeddah, different perspectives were analyzed based on their interpretation of learning through play. Classroom observations were conducted to evaluate by the extent to which the curriculum is or is not ‘play’ based is developmentally appropriate. Research studies throughout the world concludes that in the most effective centers, "play" environments were used to provide the basis of instructive learning. The study proposes that the most effective pedagogy is both "teaching" and providing freely chosen yet potentially instructive play activities. 
ISSN : 6666-5555 
Journal Name : The Journal of Childhood Studies. 
Volume : 38 
Issue Number : 11 
Publishing Year : 1428 AH
2008 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, January 21, 2012 

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نهلة محمود قهوجيGahwaji, Nahla MahmouInvestigatorDoctoratengahwaji@kau.edu.sa

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