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Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis

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Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis

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This study aims to examine in depth the conceptual structure of play-centered research in early childhood education through social network analysis. Based on a co-occurrence network constructed from the keywords of 108 articles published between 2014 and 2024, degree, betweenness, closeness, and eigenvector centrality were calculated; thematic communities were also identified using the Leiden algorithm. The analyses reveal that the field exhibits a dual-core structure: While serious games emerge as the most influential hub, game-based learning functions as the strongest bridge across clusters. Gamification, in turn, serves as a motivational connector, linking peripheral themes to the core. Community detection identified five dominant themes: Health and assistive technologies, augmented reality integration, mathematics and cognitive development, language learning and parental involvement, and assessment and learning analytics. Temporal trends indicate a shift from content-oriented studies toward technology-supported personalization, adaptive systems, and data-driven assessment. The findings derived from network-level structures and metric-based evidence provide an in-depth picture of how the field is organized and suggest that future research should focus on ethics-oriented analytics, adaptive game technologies, and longitudinal mixed-method studies.

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Etik Beyan

Because the research analyses existing bibliographic records and does not collect new data from human participants or animals, formal ethics‑committee approval was not required.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Okul Öncesi Eğitim

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

6 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Eylül 2025

Kabul Tarihi

14 Mart 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sipahi, Ş., & Sezgin, S. (2026). Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 15(1), 456-481. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1783908
AMA
1.Sipahi Ş, Sezgin S. Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis. CUE. 2026;15(1):456-481. doi:10.30703/cije.1783908
Chicago
Sipahi, Şenay, ve Sezan Sezgin. 2026. “Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis”. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi 15 (1): 456-81. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1783908.
EndNote
Sipahi Ş, Sezgin S (01 Temmuz 2026) Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi 15 1 456–481.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Sipahi ve S. Sezgin, “Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis”, CUE, c. 15, sy 1, ss. 456–481, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.30703/cije.1783908.
ISNAD
Sipahi, Şenay - Sezgin, Sezan. “Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis”. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi 15/1 (01 Temmuz 2026): 456-481. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1783908.
JAMA
1.Sipahi Ş, Sezgin S. Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis. CUE. 2026;15:456–481.
MLA
Sipahi, Şenay, ve Sezan Sezgin. “Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis”. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, c. 15, sy 1, Temmuz 2026, ss. 456-81, doi:10.30703/cije.1783908.
Vancouver
1.Şenay Sipahi, Sezan Sezgin. Play-Centered Learning Approaches within Ludic Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: A Conceptual and Structural Analysis. CUE. 01 Temmuz 2026;15(1):456-81. doi:10.30703/cije.1783908

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