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What Is Happiness?

Posted on:2020-07-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330578971155Subject:Preschool education
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Are you happy?What is happiness?For adults,there are millions of definitions of happiness,and for children who have not yet experienced the world,how to understand the concept of happiness?This research takes children's view of happiness as the topic and explores it from the perspective of children,in order to discover what children's views and experiences of happiness are at present,analyze the main factors affecting children's happiness,and analyze the potential problems in childhood life,aiming at creating a better and ideal environment for children's happy life and promoting children's healthy and happy growth.This research mainly starts with qualitative analysis and adopts interview method as the main research method.By means of random sampling,the large class children in a public kindergarten in Tianjin are selected for investigation.Through collating and summarizing the relevant literature at home and abroad,the interview outline is compiled.After contacting the children in the kindergarten in the early stage,the content of the first interview is modified appropriately.The number of formal interviews was 60.At the same time,80 children were randomly selected from three classes in the garden for one-to-one thematic painting,and the works were discussed and exchanged with children.In the paper writing,the researchers mainly present the main information obtained by the research institute by means of a kind of sketch.Really restore children's perception and experience of happiness.From the three dimensions of material life,spiritual life and group life,the results show that children in large classes have a higher level of well-being as a whole.They hold different views on children's understanding of well-being and have their own evaluation criteria.From the perspective of children,material life is the basis of happiness.Most children are satisfied with the conditions of their life.They think that if they have enough money and toys to eat,drink and play,their material needs can be satisfied,they will be happy.Spiritual life is the source of children's happiness,which can give them a full life experience.Happiness in children's eyes is to release their natural instincts in the game.Travel to learn new things,to experience the joy of electronic technology,to get new discoveries in a variety of activities.Group life is the driving force of happiness.Families,friends and teachers are the closest people to children.The intimacy of group relationship directly affects children's happiness experience.From the perspective of children,happiness is the close companionship of parents,the exploration and learning of unlimited knowledge with teachers,and the happy and free play with good friends.For the understanding of happiness,children use their own unique perspective to feel and observe,and give the most authentic answer to the experience of children's happy life.To restore the naivety of human beings and create a truly happy environment for children's growth is a task that requires our joint efforts.From the microcosmic point of view,the study calls for the establishment of a correct concept of money for children,a balanced and appropriate material supply,a return to the natural state of children,confonnity to their nature,a return to the original state of childhood,a comprehensive combination of various educational resources,reduce the pressure of children's life,and play an important role in others,accompany children to spend a good time together.Based on the particularity of research methods,the study suggests that adults should change their identities,learn to listen to children's words,respect children's works,establish a correct view of children,and really think from the perspective of children.
Keywords/Search Tags:happiness, child perspective, children's happiness view
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