The influence of the physical design of the dramatic play center on children's play |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Chemistry and Nuclear Technology, 16 Dorodna Street, 03-195, Warsaw, Poland;2. Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Street, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland;1. Depantment of Bioengineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China;2. Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, China;3. Experiment Management Center, Logistical College of People Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China;1. Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4412, New Zealand;3. Gribbles Veterinary Pathology, PO Box 12049, Penrose, Auckland 1642, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The center theme (extended house, train station) and design of the equipment (solitary versus group design) of the dramatic play center were manipulated to observe the effects on children's social and cognitive play behaviors. Thirty-one 4- and 5-years-olds were observed in the traditional housekeeping center, 1 week before, 1 week after, and during the implementation of the four intervention dramatic play centers (i.e., extended house-solitary, extended house-group, train station-solitary, train stationgroup). Results revealed that (a) the solitary-designed centers facilitated more solitary play interactions and group-designed centers facilitated more group play interactions; (b) overall, a significantly higher frequency of dramatic play was observed in the intervention and follow-up housekeeping centers than in the baseline housekeeping centers; (c) children engaged in a wider range of roles (e.g., garage mechanic, taxi driver, mother, father) in the extended house center compared with other centers; (d) thematic centers may have limited the children's role enactment to the theme of the center. Theoretical implications of the influence of the physical ecology of the dramatic play center on children's play were discussed. |
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