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SELEPE, Mmakgabo A.; MOFOKENG, Mahudi M.  y  HADEBE-NDLOVU, Blanche N.. Implementing play pedagogies within rural early childhood development centres: Practitioners' views. SAJCE [online]. 2024, vol.14, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2223-7682.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1387.

BACKGROUND: Early childhood development (ECD) practitioners are encouraged to implement play pedagogies and their views of play as a pedagogy in rural settings have not been captured widely. They are the main role players in implementing play pedagogies for learners' learning and development. The commitment to play can be traced through theory and ideology in early childhood programmes internationally and in South Africa AIM: This study explored the views and beliefs of the practitioners about the use of play pedagogy in rural ECD centres SETTING: Six practitioners from three rural primary schools in Limpopo, South Africa, participated in the study METHODS: Semi-structured interviews, document analysis and nonparticipant observation were used to collect data RESULTS: The participants found integrating play pedagogies when planning their lessons and assessing children's progress challenging. The results showed that ECD practitioners in rural centres lack the skills and material resources to implement play pedagogies CONCLUSION: The study suggests that ECD practitioners in rural areas need professional development opportunities in the implementation of play activities as a teaching pedagogy CONTRIBUTION: These findings can be used to assist ECD practitioners in rural areas in implementing play pedagogies. Educators could use low-cost, locally available materials such as natural resources, recycled materials or everyday objects to create play-based activities that could involve indigenous songs and games relevant to the children's cultural and social context. They could collaborate with parents and community members to develop and implement play-based activities, leveraging the knowledge and skills of the local community

Palabras clave : play; pedagogies; ECD practitioners; learning; zone of proximal development; rural areas.

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