Creation of prosocial play experiences inspired by Noddings’s ideas of centers of care Summary

• Authors: Nowak-Fabrykowski Krystyna , Gursky Ranay , Keck-Warren Stephanie
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper describes the implementation of Noddings’s ideas of creating centers as a platform for developing in children caring, prosocial behavior. Different centers such as a veterinary center, grocery store, house, baby center, woodworking center, hairdressing, block center, and composting and recycling activities based on play, provide opportunities for stimulating the social development of children and create a caring community of learners based on sharing, helping each other, working as a team and caring for others’ wellbeing.

Keywords

EN

caring communities; prosocial play; centers of care

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Pedagogiczne
• Journal: Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2(33)
• Pages: 66-75

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Nowak-Fabrykowski Krystyna

• Central Michigan University, USA

author

Gursky Ranay

• Central Michigan University’s Child Development and Learning Laboratory, USA

author

Keck-Warren Stephanie

• Central Michigan University’s Child Development and Learning Laboratory, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0009.4825