Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Smidl, Sarah Lynn
URN	etd-05232003-135225
Title	Carve That Opossum and Plucky, Ducky Underwear: A Narrative Inquiry of Laughter in a Preschool Classroom
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Human Development
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Stremmel, Andrew J. Committee Chair Fu, Victoria R. Committee Member Garrison, James W. Committee Member Hill, Lynn T. Committee Member
Keywords	narrative inquiry laughter preschool
Date of Defense	2003-05-06
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Carve That Opossum and Plucky, Ducky Underwear: A Narrative Inquiry of Laughter in a Preschool Classroom Sarah L. Smidl (ABSTRACT) This thesis is a narrative inquiry of laughter in a University Lab School preschool classroom that describes the many situations in which children laugh as well as laughter’s importance for the children, for me, and for all of us as a whole within the context of our classroom. To date, there is a paucity of research on children’s laughter, especially in young children. The majority of research that has been conducted has been quantitative in nature, with few attempts to comprehensively describe the many situations in which laughter occurs. For my study, I felt it crucial to look at, document, and describe preschoolers’ laughter, taking into consideration the many facets of their school day including free play, story time, playground time, and snack time. My sample included all of my 14 preschoolers, who ranged in age from 3 years to 4 years, 4 months at the outset of the study. I also deemed it important to look at what these laughter-producing situations meant to me and the children in my classroom, including what deeper worth laughter for all of us, how we used it in the classroom, and how it helped me to grow both personally and professionally through my research.
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