J.W. (Hanneke) Saaltink
PhD student
E-mail:
j.w.saaltink rug.nl
Research interests
Young children learn through play and thereby they create a
world of their own. Around the age of four, children develop a
preference for an imaginative way of thinking that becomes visible
in their handling of artefacts. Education, however, is primarily
aimed at teaching academic skills as early as possible.
This research investigates the interaction between the imaginative
thinking child and their more abstract (conceptual) thinking
teachers, and how this interaction can support
early-childhood-learning in the most optimal way.