Creating the Recognition of Heterogeneity in Circle Rituals: An Ethnographic Study in a German Primary School

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Hongyan; Zeng, Qingdan; Peng, Zhengmei
Titel	Creating the Recognition of Heterogeneity in Circle Rituals: An Ethnographic Study in a German Primary School
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 10 (2020) 1, (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chen, Hongyan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244019899440
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Classroom Techniques; Heterogeneous Grouping; Teaching Methods; Cultural Pluralism; Ethnography; Elementary School Students; Video Technology; Teacher Student Relationship; Academic Language; Educational History; Group Discussion; Cross Age Teaching; Vignettes; Human Body; Nonverbal Communication; Singing; Germany (Berlin) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Klassenführung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kulturpluralismus; Ethnografie; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Gruppendiskussion; Menschlicher Körper; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Gesang
Abstract	This study focuses on "circle time," an innovative technique to promote classroom organization in primary schools across Germany and the rest of the world. Unlike previous research which primarily emphasizes on the functional and instrumental dimensions of circle time, the current study examines the non-cognitive aspects that emerged "in the middle" of circles. Since 2013, an ethnographic study has been conducted in a progressive pedagogy (Reformpädagogik) primary school in Berlin, Germany. The empirical data from this study contain observations from the ethnographic videotaping of students aged 6 to 9 years old. The findings suggest that three aspects are crucial to generating and handling heterogeneity in a circle: symbolic construction, bodily movement, and ludic interaction. In addition, it is indicated that in a pluralistic, multi-cultural society, a teacher's authority becomes conditional rather than automatic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01