Humorous Potential of Board Games for Children of Senior Preschool Age

Authors

  • Rostyslav Rudenskyi Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary and Preschool Education, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, 2 Maxyma Kryvonosa vul., 46027 Ternopil, Ukraine
  • Oksana Pysarchuk Department of Educology and Pedagogy, Western Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine
  • Iurii Shcherbiak Department of Information and Socio-Cultural Activities, West Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine & Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovak Republic
  • Beáta Akimjaková Faculty of Theology, Department of Social Sciences the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovak Republic
  • Katarina Minarovicova Department of Social Work and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Kraskova 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.267.285

Keywords:

preschool education, senior preschool children, game theory, board game, game actions, game rules, humour

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the study is to determine the humorous potential of modern board games for senior preschool children which are used in preschool education institutions.

Methods. The aims were achieved through the implementation of methods: theoretical (analysis of the psycho-pedagogical, philosophical and source base in the field of game design and children's game theory), empirical (observation of the game process of children with board games, combined analysis of board game sets from different countries) and comprehensive analysis of board game sets for children.

Results. It has been determined that the humorous potential can be expressed through each structural component of a board game: content (plot, characters and rules), conventional graphic plan (images, symbols, icons, colour, reality and conventionality of the image), equipment (character chips, character figures, tokens, field etc.). It has been proved that humour is a social and game construct of the modern theory and practice of game design.

Conclusion. It has been concluded that the humorous potential of board games for children has a significant developmental effect in the organisation of game activities. The use of humorous board games provides a positive microclimate in the team, promotes the development of emotional intelligence in children, enriches their cognitive and sensory experience. Humorous board games can be used both for organising the education of older preschool children, preparing them for school, and for organising recreation, leisure, and raising children's play culture.

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Author Biographies

  • Rostyslav Rudenskyi, Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary and Preschool Education, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, 2 Maxyma Kryvonosa vul., 46027 Ternopil, Ukraine

    PhD Student, Assistant of the Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary and Preschool Education of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), the author of scientific publications, including articles and conference materials. Field of scientific interests: preschool education, theory and methods of children's play, theory of board games, humour in the educational process, development of children's cognitive activity.

  • Oksana Pysarchuk, Department of Educology and Pedagogy, Western Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine

    Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Educology and Pedagogy of Western Ukrainian National University (Ukraine), author of scientific articles, teaching guidelines and recommendations. Field of research: preschool education, primary education, humour in the educational process, educational and developmental environment, professional specialists' training in preschool and primary education.

  • Iurii Shcherbiak, Department of Information and Socio-Cultural Activities, West Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine & Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovak Republic

    Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Information and Socio-Cultural Activities of West Ukrainian National University (Ukraine), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of West Ukrainian National University (Ukraine), Professor of Katolícka Univerzita v Ružomberku (Slovakia), the author of scientific publications, including articles, monographs, sections of monographs, educational and methodological manuals, conference materials. Field of scientific interests: administrative management, youth education system, Christian pedagogy, monitoring the quality of student learning, digitalization of education.

  • Beáta Akimjaková, Faculty of Theology, Department of Social Sciences the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovak Republic

    The author graduated from Comenius University in Bratislava in the Slovak Republic at the Roman Catholic Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology. She completed a master's degree in Catholic Theology with a focus on religious education. She passed a rigorous examination in the teaching of religious education at the Faculty of Education, KU in R. At the same faculty, she completed her doctoral studies in the field of Didactics of Religious Education. She received her habilitation at the Catholic University in Ružomberok in the field of Trade Union Didactics. She also graduated in the field of special pedagogy, she is a member of the religious congregation of the School Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, where she is a member of the provincial council. She is the founder of the Juraj Páleš Institute in Levoča, she was its long-term director and she specialized in pre-school and elementary pedagogy, as well as in the special pedagogy of the mentally handicapped, the socially disadvantaged, and medical pedagogy. She is a member of the editorial and professional boards of several domestic and foreign journals. He currently works at the Institute of Sacred Art TI TF CU in the Spišska Kapitula in Spišské Podhradie, where he guarantees the study program of Teaching Music and Church Music.

  • Katarina Minarovicova, Department of Social Work and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Kraskova 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia

    The author is an expert in the field of social work with dysfunctional families. Professionally she has worked on the topic of foster care in Slovakia. She is the author of publications focused on the remediation of dysfunctional families, on the possibilities of returning children from institutional care back to their biological families before they reach the age of majority. Currently, she teaches students subjects related to the topic of social work with families and problem groups of social work clients.

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2024-09-25

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Education Culture and Society

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Rudenskyi, R., Pysarchuk, O., Shcherbiak, I. ., Akimjaková, B., & Minarovicova, K. (2024). Humorous Potential of Board Games for Children of Senior Preschool Age. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 15(2), 267-285. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.267.285