Banana fibres and oil cans: constructing pedagogical understandings of creativity through childhood play memories in a Ugandan context

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Beigi, R. 2022. Banana fibres and oil cans: constructing pedagogical understandings of creativity through childhood play memories in a Ugandan context. Research in Teacher Education. 12 (1), pp. 24-28. https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8xqx5
AuthorsBeigi, R.
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In this small-scale study, pedagogical connections are made, by a student educator on an early childhood studies degree, by identifying creative processes within their childhood play memories in Uganda. Using narrative inquiry, student educators tell their stories and are able to explore and examine creativity in their lived experiences. This informed how they view and understand the critical role of nurturing creativity in children, but also how as educators they think about and allow for a creative pedagogy in practice. Further, it is concluded that the use of narrative inquiry in this way can be a thought-provoking tool for research within the field of early childhood education.

Keywordsmemories; creativity; pedagogy; play; narrative inquiry; pedagogical understanding; Uganda
JournalResearch in Teacher Education
Journal citation12 (1), pp. 24-28
ISSN2046-1240
2047-3818
Year2022
PublisherThe School of Education and Communities, University of East London
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