THE COMPETITION IN PRESCHOOL AGE: A SHORT REVIEW

Authors

  • Angeliki A. Tsiakara Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
  • Nikolaos M. Digelidis Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i8.3859

Keywords:

competitive behaviour, kindergarten, school program, childhood, education

Abstract

Competition matters in our daily life. Humans compete in their jobs, in their relationships, in the classroom etc. for different reason and with different way. We know a lot about competition for the adults but we lack of knowledge on what is happening during the preschool age and this is the focus of the present paper. The literature review shows that young children from the age of 4 years old perceive the concept of competition and express competitive behaviour. The factors which affect young children’s competitive behaviour are the gender, the age and the composition of the team as to gender and size. Moreover, during the implementation of the curriculum children express competitive behaviour in kindergarten classroom. They express competitive behaviours, which are divided into two main categories, verbally and physically, which include and subcategories. Competitive behaviour is expressed by children more often during organized activities and less during free activities, like breakfast time and discussion.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Angeliki A. Tsiakara, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
    Angeliki A. Tsiakara is Kindergarten Teacher, with PhD in Pedagogical Science from the Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Greece. She also holds two M.Sc.: i) in Educational Science: Educational Material and Pedagogical Toys, from the Department of Early Childhood Education and ii) in Educational administration and management, from Department of Primary Education, both in University of Thessaly, Greece. Currently, she is Postdoctoral Researcher and her research interest is about competition in preschool age, motivation and learning environment. Email: angelatsiakara@gmail.com
  • Nikolaos M. Digelidis, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
    Nikolaos M. Digelidis is Professor in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the University of Thessaly, Greece. Email: nikdig@pe.uth.gr.

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2021-07-22

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Vol. 8 No. 8 (2021)

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