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grounds for values and attitudes

children’s play and peer-cultures in pre-school

Karlstad University, Sweden, annica.lofdahl{at}kau.se

This study discusses how children make use of the content in play to get a superior status position in their peer-culture and looks at some implications for values education. Observations of children age three to six years were made during their free playtime in pre-school, and both field notes and videotape recording were used for data collection. Analysis of content in children’s peer-cultures was carried out through Corsaro’s perspective of interpretive reproduction. The social structure in children’s peer-culture is of great importance, and by interpreting communication in play, strategies were found that developed status positions. Results showed that pre-school children both make use of and contribute to attitudes and values of inequality and justice.

Key Words: interpretive reproduction • peer-culture • play • values education

Journal of Early Childhood Research, Vol. 4, No. 1, 77-88 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X06059791


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