Przedszkolny plac zabaw z perspektywy dzieci

Abstract

The main aim of the article is to draw attention to research conducted in the perspective of children’s studies showing new possibilities of conceptualizing childhood in the space of scientific discourse. What is important for this current of research is to give voice to children and listen to what they have to say about the manifestations of their everyday life. This has been made possible through the use of elements of Alison Clark’s mosaic approach, such as free conversations with children, their photographs and drawing projects of the square they dream of. From the conversations with children and the analyses carried out, a “discourse of danger” has emerged which is dominant among teachers, but which children do not perceive as oppression, but rather tend to avoid unwanted behaviour and search for convenient nooks and crannies. The pedagogue’s perspective obliges the reader to pay attention to the consequences of the identified discourse, limiting children’s opportunities to acquire important motor and social skills, thus reducing their chances of becoming an independent and responsible subject.