Exploration of observational documentation of early childhood teachers who practice play-centered curriculum: Focusing on collaborative action research with the director

Abstract

This study is a collaborative action research conducted by the director, a researcher, with teachers to change the observation documentation for teachers' understanding of play-centered play based on the 4th standard childcare curriculum. The study was conducted from May 2021 to January 2022. Through a collaborative action research, we examined what teachers have changed as they solved the observation documentation that they considered difficult in the play-centered curriculum. As a result of the collaborative action research, first, the principal and the teacher decided to face each other, and the principal, the researcher, supported and resolved the concerns of the participating teachers. Second, by finding the meaning of the observation documentation , the change in form, the realization of the importance of the process of reviewing the observation documentation, and the release of the burden of the observation documentation were made. Third, to see early childhood a play again, it is to learn the competence of infants and to rediscover infants' play. In the process of exploring observational documentation, I came to understand the play-centered curriculum. Through this collaborative action research, as teachers and researchers explore the method of recording observations documentation, the perspective of looking at infants and young children changes, which is meaningful in understanding the play-centered curriculum.