Young children’s use of their setting’s internal floor space affordances: evidence from an ethnographic case study
Authors: Roufidou, Irini 
Katsiada, Eleni 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2018
Journal: Early Child Development and Care 
Volume: 190
Issue: 10
Abstract: 
Young children’s use of their Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) environment affordances, and especially the affordances of the floor, is an under researched area, both in Greece and internationally. This paper draws on findings from an ethnographic case study research conducted in Greece and presents an account of children’s multidimensional use of their settings and particularly the floor space within the settings. Ten children, under the age of three, participated in the study. Data was collected using an adaptation of the Mosaic Approach (Clark & Moss, 2001, Listening to young children: The mosaic approach. London: Jessica Kingsley) and analyzed using data-driven thematic analysis (Boyatzis, 1998, Transforming qualitative information: Thematic analysis and code development. London: Sage). The findings suggest that the case study children value, more than adults, the floor’s affordances and the vast opportunities it offers for play, exploration and socialization, whilst it also assists them to express agency.
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1539843
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/1362
Type: Article
Department: Department of Early Childhood Education and Care 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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