<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents an analysis of diagnostic and exploratory the author’s studies carried out in various Polish cities, whose main purpose was to identify and analyze specific manifestations of wisdom (with creativity as its strong predictor) in older preschool children. Such research and analysis of collected research material would only be possible using mixed methods. Integration of quantitative and qualitative analyses enabled the analysis of collected research materials to be more in-depth and broader. Likewise, when drawing wider conclusions, the use of this approach allowed to generalize results. Combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the research material also allowed to compare research results against a number of studies and concepts supporting child development, especially in cognitive sphere.</p></abstract>

The paper presents an analysis of diagnostic and exploratory the author’s studies carried out in various Polish cities, whose main purpose was to identify and analyze specific manifestations of wisdom (with creativity as its strong predictor) in older preschool children. Such research and analysis of collected research material would only be possible using mixed methods. Integration of quantitative and qualitative analyses enabled the analysis of collected research materials to be more in-depth and broader. Likewise, when drawing wider conclusions, the use of this approach allowed to generalize results. Combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the research material also allowed to compare research results against a number of studies and concepts supporting child development, especially in cognitive sphere.

Searching for Wisdom in Children’s Dialogues: A Mixed Approach in Educational Practice

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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The paper presents an analysis of diagnostic and exploratory the author’s studies carried out in various Polish cities, whose main purpose was to identify and...

Searching for Wisdom in Children’s Dialogues: A Mixed Approach in Educational Practice

Publicado en línea: 18 nov 2020

Páginas: 168 - 182

Recibido: 14 ene 2020

Aceptado: 15 oct 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2020-0010

Palabras clave
Wisdom, Creativity, Pre-school age child, Educational research, Mixed-methods

© 2020 Elżbieta Płóciennik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Searching for Wisdom in Children’s Dialogues: A Mixed Approach in Educational Practice

Publicado en línea: 18 nov 2020

Páginas: 168 - 182

Recibido: 14 ene 2020

Aceptado: 15 oct 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2020-0010

Palabras claveWisdom, Creativity, Pre-school age child, Educational research, Mixed-methods

© 2020 Elżbieta Płóciennik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Wisdom, Creativity, Pre-school age child, Educational research, Mixed-methods