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Piloting the Play Cycle Observation Method in ‘real time’: Recording children’s Play Cycles in pre-school provision
Peter King 
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LaDonna Atkins,
Brandon Burr
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LaDonna Atkins,
Brandon Burr
Journal of Early Childhood Research, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 298 - 308
Swansea University Author:
Peter King
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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/1476718x20969851
Abstract
The Play Cycle Observation Method (PCOM) is an observational tool developed to focus on the process of play and has shown good reliability when watching videos of children playing. This study was a pilot on using the PCOM in ‘real time’ in a pre-school setting where 3-year-old children play.
| Published in: | Journal of Early Childhood Research |
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| ISSN: | 1476-718X 1741-2927 |
| Published: |
SAGE Publications
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55167 |
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The Play Cycle Observation Method (PCOM) is an observational tool developed to focus on the process of play and has shown good reliability when watching videos of children playing. This study was a pilot on using the PCOM in ‘real time’ in a pre-school setting where 3-year-old children play. |
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| Keywords: |
observation, play, Play Cycle, Play Cycle Observation Method, pre-school |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Issue: |
3 |
| Start Page: |
298 |
| End Page: |
308 |