Using vignettes to understand the social-emotional experiences of three-year-olds in diverse language contexts

dc.contributor.authorBoon, Wietske
dc.contributor.authorEloff, Irma
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-08T11:31:27Z
dc.date.available2024-08-08T11:31:27Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The data that supports the findings of this study are available from the first author, upon reasonable request. The data is not publicly available given several ethical restrictions, including the fact that it contains information that could compromise the privacy of the research participants.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we report on the educational experiences of young Afrikaans mother tongue South African children who are exposed to multilingual learning environments during their preschool years. We carried out phenomenological research using a vignette research design that provided observational, co-experiential data of the lived experiences of three-year-old boys as they engaged with formal and informal learning. We controlled vignette data that had been collected through observations, written teacher validation, and face-to-face interviews against existing literature to provide in-depth insights into the participants’ different experiences of and within their learning environments. Findings indicate specific areas in which young children may need additional support in multilingual learning environments, in terms of 1) social-emotional security experienced in the learning environment, 2) intentional development of empathy for peers, 3) independence and initiative taking in informal settings, and 4) interactive communication. Although we focused on a South African context, these findings may inform future interventions to support children in multilingual language environments in their early years.en_US
dc.description.departmentEducational Psychologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-04:Quality Educationen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe South African Academy for Science and Arts (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns).en_US
dc.description.urihttp://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/joeen_US
dc.identifier.citationBoon, W. & Eloff, I. 2023, 'Using vignettes to understand the social-emotional experiences of three-year-olds in diverse language contexts', Journal of Education, no. 93, pp. 43-63. http://dx.DOI.org/10.17159/2520-9868/i93a03en_US
dc.identifier.issn0259-479X (print)
dc.identifier.issn2520-9868 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2520-9868/i93a03
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/97540
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Education and Developmenten_US
dc.rights© University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Education and Development.en_US
dc.subjectMultilingualismen_US
dc.subjectEarly learningen_US
dc.subjectSocial-emotional experiencesen_US
dc.subjectVignette researchen_US
dc.subjectSDG-04: Quality educationen_US
dc.titleUsing vignettes to understand the social-emotional experiences of three-year-olds in diverse language contextsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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