Supporting Child Participation in the Early Years of Education

This paper aims to contribute to conversations around child participation within early childhood settings in Australia. Ethnographic approach was used for this study to explore child participatory workshops in Early Childhood Centers. The center in which this study took place was chosen as one of th...

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Published inJournal of Education and Educational Development Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 17 - 29
Main Author Sturges, Marion
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Karachi Institute of Business Management 01.06.2015
Institute of Business Management, Department of Education
Subjects
child participation
early childhood centers
Early Childhood Education
early years
Ethnography
Family School Relationship
Foreign Countries
Freehand Drawing
Interviews
Outdoor Education
Participation
Participative Decision Making
Photography
Preschool Education
Social Change
Student Attitudes
Student School Relationship
Surveys
Teacher Student Relationship
Workshops
Australia
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Summary:This paper aims to contribute to conversations around child participation within early childhood settings in Australia. Ethnographic approach was used for this study to explore child participatory workshops in Early Childhood Centers. The center in which this study took place was chosen as one of the sites of analysis for a broader PhD research project. Data were collected at the Early Childhood site using a variety of collection tools deemed child friendly amongst educators who conducted participatory workshops. By examining the pedagogical actions of the center, this paper explores six of their practices which support child participation. The findings provide practical applications of examples of practices which may be adopted by early childhood educators.
ISSN:2310-0869
2313-3538
DOI:10.22555/joeed.v2i1.48