Research project PaVPlay

PaVPlay – Parental Views on Play

Unlocking the Power of Play: Exploring Parental Views on Play as Part of Children's Development

The project at a glance

  • Start date:
    01 Oct 2023
  • Duration in months:
    24
  • Funding:
    University of Luxembourg
  • Principal Investigator(s):
    Anke Maria WEBER

About

The goal of the project is to shed light on parents’ perception of play as a learning opportunity or a pastime that is not as important as more academically focused activities. Moreover, we are interested in how interindividual differences in parents and their children influence parents’ perception of play and how they implement play into the home learning environment. Investigating the interplay of parental characteristics with their views on play and their translation into the home learning environment can provide interesting insights into the way different parents utilise play as an opportunity for their children to learn and grow.

Organisation and Partners

  • Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)
  • Institute for Lifespan Development, Family, and Culture
  • University of East Anglia, UK
  • Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Project team

Keywords

  • Play
  • Home learning environment
  • Child development
  • Preschool Children
  • Parents