Abstract:

In a study participated by three early childhood educators, video elicitation interviews were conducted to identify culturally relevant creative practices in early childhood classroom settings. Video as a tool can broaden the lens of researchers to view the recording video clips repeatedly, iteratively, and reflectively (Phua & Tan, 2023). Researchers can spend time looking at segments that entail creative episodes in regular or “slow-down” replays. They can identify the processes of interaction between the teacher and the children in these creative episodes, The elicited creative video episodes can invite the participants of the study to recall, relive, and reflect upon (Henry & Fetters, 2012) their practices and provide their own interpretations, reflections, and learning points. These creative episodes can be culturally relevant, “automatic”, intuitive, tacit, and unaware by the participants of the study themselves. They can be otherwise dismissed during the classroom observations using other methods of data collection such as note taking and checklist. Until the creative episodes are showed and made aware of, the participants of the study may not notice how they unfolded during the interactions. This study examined the procedures of six video elicitation interviews used to identify code-switching, -mixing, -replacing culturally relevant creative practices from videos recorded spread over a period of ten months for the three participants of the study in their everyday early childhood teaching contexts. Code-switching, -mixing, -replacing and the like creative practices were used during direct instruction, positive feedback, task motivation, rapport building, and positive culturally relevant experiences.

References:
[1] Henry, S.G., & Fetters, M. D. (2012). Video elicitation interviews: A qualitative research method for investigating physician-patient interactions. Annals of Family Medical, 10(2), 118-125.
[2] Phua, K.H., & Tan, A. G. (2023). Video as a tool for understanding creative teaching practices in early childhood settings. Proceedings of EDULEARN23 Conference 3rd-5th July 2023, Palma, Mallorca, Spain (pp.7483-7479). IATED Academy.

Keywords:

Video elicitation, interview, early childhood education, teacher-child interactions, creative episodes.