An Ethnographic Study on "Rule Making" Activities in the Kindergarten Classrooms of Korea [electronic resource] / Kee Young Choi.
This ethnographic study investigated the process of rule-making in two public kindergarten classrooms in Korea. Two teachers and 38 children, ages 5 and 6 years old, participated. Analyses of observation field notes and videotapes showed teachers making weekly rules for classroom, activity centers,...
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| Summary: | This ethnographic study investigated the process of rule-making in two public kindergarten classrooms in Korea. Two teachers and 38 children, ages 5 and 6 years old, participated. Analyses of observation field notes and videotapes showed teachers making weekly rules for classroom, activity centers, and special activities, using both whole-group discussion and small- and whole-group discussion combined. It was found that rules were the same as norms emphasized by teachers. Characteristics of social constructions between teacher and students were extracted. Although rule making was accomplished by decision-making procedures, it was found inappropriate for children to internalize autonomy and to promote problem-solving abilities. The emphasis of teacher's rule-making was on teacher-initiated instruction; most child-initiated participation came from small group discussion. Based on the results, appropriate procedures and management strategies for developing rule-making were suggested. (JPB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED409977. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual International Study Conference of the Association for Childhood Education International (Portland, OR, April 10, 1997). |
| Physical Description: | 16 p. |