Does Santa exist?: Children's everyday narratives as dynamic meeting places in a day care centre context

Author(s): Puroila, Anna-Maija; Estola, Eila; Syrjala, Leena;
Date Issued: February, 2012
Description: An ethnographic examination of the nature of children's everyday narratives in a child care center context, illustrated with data from five children in a child care center while drawing and talking about the forthcoming Christmas, which was part of a larger study of 56 children in two centers in northern Finland
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Funder(s): Suomen Akatemia (Academy of Finland)
Journal Title: Early Child Development and Care
Volume Number: 182
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 191-206
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Behavior/Social & Emotional Development/Socialization

International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies
Country: Finland
ISSN: 0300-4430 Paper
1476-8275 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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