Araştırma ve Kaynaklar

Anji Play programlarına uzun süreli olarak katılan çocukların gelişimsel sonuçlarını inceleyen geniş kapsamlı boylamsal çalışmalar henüz yürütülmemiştir. Bununla birlikte, çok sayıda vaka örneği, saha gözlemleri ve uygulama deneyimlerinden elde edilen birikim, güncel araştırmalarla birlikte değerlendirilerek eğitimcilerin zamanlarını ölçme ve sonuç odaklı değerlendirmelerden çok yaklaşımın geliştirilmesine ve uygulanmasına ayırmalarına olanak tanımıştır.

Anji’deki eğitimciler, nicel ve akademik araştırma sistemleri tasarlamayı öncelikli bir hedef olarak görmeseler de, yaklaşımın bilimsel olarak incelenmesine büyük bir açıklıkla yaklaşmaktadır. Bu nedenle araştırmacıların sahayı ziyaret etmeleri, yaklaşımı yerinde incelemeleri ve olası araştırma önerilerini paylaşmaları teşvik edilmektedir.

Anji Play ortamlarında hem öğretmenler hem de çocuklar sürekli bir keşif, deneme, gözlem ve yansıtma sürecinin içindedir. Bu yönüyle öğrenme ortamı, aynı zamanda yaşayan bir araştırma alanı gibidir. Çocuklar oyun yoluyla deneyimler üretirken, öğretmenler de bu süreci gözlemleyerek anlamaya ve yeniden yorumlamaya devam eder. Aşağıda, Anji Play ve temel ilkeleri ile ilişkili konuları ele alan önemli araştırma çalışmalarına ait kaynaklara ulaşabilirsiniz.

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