Developing Together: Understanding Children through Collaborative Competence

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garte

Language:

English

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge University Press 2024

Summary:

"Developing Together challenges systematic biases that have long plagued research with marginalized populations of children. It traces the unexamined assumptions guiding such research to definitions of subjectivity and the psyche based in Western cultural norms. The book provides alternative paradigms, applying a comprehensive methodology to two unique schooling contexts. Through this new approach children's development can be seen as an interactive, collaborative process. The chapters highlight how theoretical assumptions directly influence research methods and, in turn, affect educational practices. Unique in its provision of a detailed alternative method for conducting research with children, the book explains how the study of collaborative competence would influence education and applied fields. It is an essential resource for researchers in developmental psychology, educators, and policymakers alike"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

1. Why a New Direction Is Necessary

2. Can the Self Be Relational?: Culture at the Root of Psychology

3. Redefining Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity for a New Method

4. Framing Intersubjectivity during Children's Interactions: A Critical Examination of Theories and Methods

5. What Makes for "High-Quality" Interactions at Home and School?

6. Collaborative Competence: A New Model of Development

7. Capturing the Complexity of Collaborations in Varied Settings

8. Principles for a Developmentally and Culturally Valid Methodology

9. Analyzing Components of Collaborative Competence during Preschooler Free Play

10. Collaborative Competence during Early Elementary Playful Learning Activities

11. Making the Shift to Interactivity in Education and Psychology

12. A Theoretical Home for the Role of Collaborative Competence in Education

ISBN:

9781009446686