ABSTRACT

The aim of our study is to identify elements of young children’s shared humour by observing children’s own expressions in the everyday life of early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres aged 1–6 in three Finnish ECEC centres. Our analysis shows that young children’s humour plays an important role in routine transitions and play situations. Children’s shared humour is often seen as momentary twinkles, as a flowing current, as carnivalism or what we term “hyperfun.” The article highlights why humour should be more utilised as a pedagogical tool. This study attempts to enrich the discussion on young children’s shared humour in order to gain a deeper understanding of its nature and application in early childhood education and care.

摘要

我们研究的目的是通过在芬兰三个 ECEC 中心的 1-6 岁幼儿教育和护理 (ECEC) 中心的日常生活中观察儿童自己的表达来确定幼儿共同幽默的元素。我们的分析表明，幼儿的幽默在日常过渡和游戏情境中起着重要作用。孩子们的共同幽默通常被视为瞬间的闪光、流动的电流、狂欢或我们所说的“超级乐趣”。这篇文章强调了为什么幽默应该被更多地用作一种教学工具。本研究试图丰富对幼儿共享幽默的讨论，以更深入地了解其性质和在幼儿教育和保育中的应用。