어린이집에서 리좀적 관계맺기: 자유선택활동 시간에 들어나는 갈등관계 중심으로

Abstract

This qualitative study is based on Deleuzian methodology and examines the internal meaning of children's relationships with environments by reviewing conflict styles employed during free choice activities. By reviewing the meaning of “relationship,” “ritornello,” and “becoming,” this study attempts to understand Gilles Deleuze's “rhizomatic relationship” from the perspective of post-humanism. To understand conflict situations and determine the internal meaning of phenomena, participants were selected from a private and a company-run daycare center, using purposeful sampling. Interviews with a director and a teacher were conducted, and children who frequently caused conflicts were observed when they played together. Daily logs from observations and captured video files were also used. Conflicts that occur during free choice activities can be interpreted as “rhizomatic relationships” representative of Deleuze’s “movement variations.” The diversity that is characteristic of post-humanism and transboundary rhizomatic relationships is also needed in daycare centers and can be used to provide emotionally responsive childcare.