Intercultural folk-tale multiliteracies program for preschool critical thinking

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

A seven-month pedagogical program implemented in a preschool in Larissa, Central Greece, during the school year 2018-2019 with 25 five-year-old children (48% boys, 52% girls). A mini syllabus was "centered around intercultural folk-tales, incorporating multiple creative activities that fostered a more critical stance and behavior of the children." Seven folk-tales from Greece, Albania, Cyprus, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia and Croatia each formed a thematic unit lasting 2 to 3 weeks, with expected outcomes in critical thinking, social skills and multicultural sensitivity.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Folk-tales unfamiliar to the children were deliberately chosen, on the researchers' view that children develop more critical tendencies when coming into contact with something not known to them

Constraints

• Applied to a single class of 25 Greek-origin preschoolers in one school; evaluation relied on qualitative journal and portfolio data

Target Learners

• preschool children aged 5

Learning Goals

• critical thinking
• collaboration and communication
• multicultural awareness

Claims

• Preschool Folktale Program Increased Critical Thinking Qualitative [+M]
• Folktale Program Technique Frequencies Discussion Brainstorming [+M]

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Key Sources

• Papadopoulos, I., & Bisiri, E. (2020). Fostering Critical Thinking Skills in Preschool Education: Designing, Implementing and Assessing a Multiliteracies-Oriented Program Based on Intercultural Tales. Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 8(1), 87–105. https://doi.org/10.46886/MAJESS/v8-i1/7263

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Field	Value
type	design
id	intercultural-folktale-multiliteracies-preschool-program
title	Intercultural folk-tale multiliteracies program for preschool critical thinking
description	A seven-month pedagogical program implemented in a preschool in Larissa, Central Greece, during the school year 2018-2019 with 25 five-year-old children (48% boys, 52% girls).
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-17
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sources	1 — papadopoulos-2020

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