Participatory learning in the early years : research and pedagogy / edited by Donna Berthelsen, Jo Brownlee, and Eva Johansson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berthelsen, Donna.

Brownlee, Jo.

Johansson, Eva, 1949-

Series:

Routledge research in education ; 21.

Routledge research in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Social aspects.

Early childhood education.

Social learning.

Physical Description:

xv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Contents:

1 Participatory Learning: Issues for Research and Practice / Donna Berthelsen 1

2 International Perspectives on Participatory Learning: Young Children's Perspectives across Rich and Poor Countries / Helen Penn 12

3 The Guiding Principles of Participation: Infant, Toddler Groups and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child / Berenice Nyland 26

4 'Doing the Right Thing': A Moral Concern from the Perspectives of Young Preschool Children / Eva Johannsson 44

5 The Desirable Toddler in Preschool: Values Communicated in Teacher and Child Interactions / Anette Emilson, Eva Johansson 61

6 Friendships and Participation among Young Children in a Norwegian Kindergarten / Anne Greve 78

7 Beliefs About Toddler's Learning in Child Care Programs in Australia / Jo Brownlee, Donna Berthelsen 93

8 In Support of a Relationship-Based Approach to Practice with Infants and Toddlers in the United States / Mary McMullen, Susan Dixon 109

9 Looking and Listening for Participatory Practice in an English Day Nursery / Paulette Luff 129

10 Dialogue, Listening and Discernment in Professional Practice with Parents and their Children in an Infant Program: A Canadian Perspective / Enid Elliot 145

11 "If You Think They Can Do It-Then They Can": Two-Year-Olds in Aotearoa New Zealand Kindergartens and Changing Professional Perspectives / Judith Duncan 164

12 Fairness in Participation in Preschool / Artin Goncu, Catherine Main, Barbara Abel 185

13 Contexts, Pedagogy and Participatory Learning: A Way Forward / Jo Brownlee 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0415989744

0203883551

9780415989749

9780203883556

OCLC:

179814312