Beyond observations : narratives and young children / Susanne Garvis, Elin Eriksen Ødegaard and Narelle Lemon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garvis, Susanne, author.

Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, author.

Lemon, Narelle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam, Netherlands : Sense Publishers, 2015.

Summary:

This book provides important insights into narratives and young children. It is structured to help others learn more about the importance of narrative approaches and early childhood education. The first section of the book explores the concept of narrative across the current research field. The second section explores a range of different narrative methods related to young children. Readers will discover how narrative methods empower children to be heard and respected by adults. They will also discover the importance of narrative methods in allowing a sharing of understanding, knowledge and trust in contemporary times. Overall, the book aims to encourage readers to critically reflect on new ways of thinking about contemporary research and young children.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Contemporary Early Childhood Education

Traditions and Turns—Pathways in Narrative Methodology

Future Challenges for Narrative Research

Narratives for Children

Narrative Research with Children

Narratives About Children

Narratives by Children

Narratives between Children

Narrative without Children

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

94-6209-968-5

OCLC:

1096240551

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789462099685 DOI