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Project 2 | Persona Dolls
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MUTANT Project 2 'Persona Dolls'

Persona Dolls are play friends in a group and are dolls with their own character and their own story.
Persona Dolls are used for telling stories to young children, stories that might make children feel well supported in their emotions, and in their being different. The children are encouraged to show empathy with the doll, so they may feel good about themselves, and their own culture, and to show respect for other children and cultures at the same time. The stories do away with stereotype images and prejudices. Furthermore, children are stimulated to help the doll to solve a problem.
The Persona Dolls method is being used within the framework of the 'Diversity and Equity' programme.
The Persona Dolls method is also a possibility to encourage parental involvement. During the process of constructing the identity and background of the dolls, the support of parents is very helpful.

This pedagogical method is disseminated by MUTANT through inservice training and train-the-trainer courses in early childhood settings.

Information:

  • Persona dolls are play friends in the group. Anke van Keulen , in: Young children aren't biased are they?! SWP, Amsterdam, 2004.
  • Poppen-zoals-wij. Anke van Keulen, Annemiek van Beurden, Wendy Doeleman. SWP, Amsterdam, 2004.

    Contact: w.doeleman@mutant.nl