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Title	A study of the use of creative movement in the kindergarten
Author	Dwyer, Gertrude, 1953-
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1987. Education
Date	1987
Pagination	195 leaves.
Subject	Movement education--Newfoundland and Labrador; Kindergarten--Newfoundland and Labrador--Activity programs;
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 128-135.
Abstract	The purpose of this study was threefold. The study examined: (i) the extent to which provision is made by the Provincial Department of Education for the instruction of kindergarten children in movement education, (ii) the degree to which movement education contributes to learning in young children, and the means by which it can be implemented in a classroom setting, and (iii) the extent to which movement education is being implemented in kindergarten classes in our Province. -- Scheduled interviews were conducted with the Provincial Department of Education's Early Childhood Coordinator and the Provincial Department of Education's Primary School Coordinator. -- A questionnaire was distributed to seventy kindergarten teachers representing two each from the thirty-five school boards in the Province. Fifty, or seventy percent, of the teacher questionnaires were completed and returned to the examiner. -- An observation session of one-half day's duration was carried out in each of ten kindergarten classrooms, two from each of five school boards in the Province. -- A review of the literature revealed that movement education is a significant medium for cognitive, social, emotional and motor development through the child's preschool and primary years. -- Findings from all of the sources of data in the study suggest that Creative Movement has not received its due recognition as a necessary and integral part of early childhood education in the Province's kindergartens. Based on these findings, recommendations were made for further research and for the provision of additional resource materials for use by kindergarten teachers in teaching Creative Movement, as well as for pre-service and inservice training in the appropriate content and methodology of Creative Movement.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75414503
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(39.90 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Dwyer_Gertrude.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	327788.cpd