scholarly journals Critical and Feminist Reconstructions of Early Childhood Education: Continuing the Conversations

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaile S. Cannella

Over the past few years, several early childhood educators have engaged in both critical and feminist analyses of the dominant perspectives in early childhood education. Following the work of such scholars as William Pinar and Maxine Greene, they have called for reconceptualizations of the field. In a recent session at the American Educational Research Association conference, a large panel of early childhood educators shared their visions for reconceptualization. Four of those visions are included in this colloquium. Readers are invited to react and provide their own suggestions.

2021 ◽  
pp. 183693912199808
Author(s):  
Beth Mozolic-Staunton ◽  
Josephine Barbaro ◽  
Jacqui Yoxall ◽  
Michelle Donelly

Autism is a developmental condition that can be detected in early childhood. Early intervention can improve outcomes, though many children are not identified until they reach primary school. Early childhood educators are well placed to monitor children’s development and identify those who may benefit from additional supports, though implementation of standardised tools and processes is limited. The National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia has increased the onus on educators to support families to access funded services. A workshop on evidence-informed practice in early detection for autism was provided for early childhood professionals. The theory of practice architectures informed development and analysis of pre- and post-workshop surveys to explore changes in early childhood educators’ perspectives on factors influencing universal developmental monitoring and referrals to early intervention supports using an evidence-based tool, the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance-Revised (SACS-R). Post-workshop increases in early childhood educators’ perceived knowledge and confidence are evident, though recent policy reforms present challenges. Population surveillance using SACS-R in early childhood education is effective for identification and referral for children who have autism, and capacity building for professionals to use SACS-R is recommended.


Author(s):  
Julia Rodríguez-Carrillo ◽  
Elena González-Alfaya ◽  
Rosario Mérida-Serrano ◽  
Mª Ángeles Olivares-García

2020 ◽  
pp. 146394912090738
Author(s):  
Nicole Land

This article responds to Euro-western conceptions of childhood obesity that understand fat within developmental narratives, as biochemically consequential and as a marker of individualized responsibility. Drawing in multiple fat(s) generated in a pedagogical inquiry with early childhood educators and children, the author articulates ‘post-developmental fat(s)’ as fat(s) that trouble the logics, practices and relationships required to understand fat as obesity. She traces how situated methods of tending fat(s) generated specific possibilities for counting and fitting fat(s). Foregrounding questions of how fat(s) happen and what fat(s) can do in early childhood education, the author takes seriously how fat(s) matter momentarily amid intentional, speculative and deeply politicized pedagogical practices oriented towards doing fat(s) differently in early childhood education.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Line Togsverd ◽  
Jan Jaap Rothuizen ◽  
Hanne Hede Jørgensen ◽  
Stephan Weise

ResuméI denne artikel udfoldes et pædagogisk begreb om modstand, der tager udgangspunkt i et forskningsprojekt, hvor vi, sammen med pædagogerne selv, har undersøgt pædagogers fortællinger om praksis, for at komme på sporet af deres forståelser af god pædagogik. Med afsæt i det empiriske materiale og teoretisk støtte i den pædagogiske opdragelsesfilosofi viser vi, hvordan barnets erfaringer med at opleve og komme overens med modstand, forstås som et produktivt og essentielt anliggende i daginstitutionspædagogikken. Artiklen giver indblik i en betydelig kompleksitet og dynamik forbundet med den måde, pædagogerne forstår og fortolker den pædagogiske opgave, det er, at støtte børnene i at engagere sig i en verden og et fællesskab og samtidig blive sig selv. Vi viser, hvordan pædagogernes fortolkninger har resonans i kulturelt overleverede pædagogiske narrativer om betydningen af at arbejde med barnets vilje, og udlæser et begreb om myndigblivelse, der ikke har fornuften som grundtone, men snarere det at ville sin vilje. Dermed peger artiklen på, at pædagoger opererer med en fortolkning og forståelse af god pædagogik, der er i samklang med Dagtilbudslovens brede formål om opdragelse til demokrati og selvstændiggørelse. AbstractAbout resistance, freedom and coming of age in early childhood education. In order to get an insight in the knowledge early childhood educators bring into play in their daily practices, we have explored about 200 stories from everyday life in Danish Day Care Institutions in collaboration with the pedagogues. What struck us in the analysis of the stories was that the pedagogical importance of resistance was repeatedly mentioned in the pedagogues search for realizing “good pedagogy” in everyday-life. The article points to pedagogues engagements in dealing tactfully with the resistance children encounter as a concern for children’s being in the world, more specifically: children’s ability to make themselves at home in the world (Cleary & Hogan, 2001; Gadamer, 2000). The article argues that engaging in such resistance in tactful ways is also a concern for a formation of the child’s will, enabling the appearance of the child’s subjectivity and the realization of promising children´s communities.


2020 ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
Kim Stewart ◽  
Candace Gallagher

Feminist ways of being allow us to be vulnerable and willing to admit doubt and to live expanded views of early childhood education and teaching.These practices are characterized by a love ethic, attending to entanglements of heartmindbody. In this article, we rely on entangled narratives between ourselves and early childhood educators asking how valuing entangled relationships can expand creative possibilities within onlinelearning spaces. We draw from experiences within the newly established University of New Brunswick online bachelor of education in early childhood. Our research unfolds with a desire to value literate histories often silenced—sometimes lost—within standardized, institutional ways of being and becoming.


2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Doan

The mentoring needs of novice early childhood educators are identified within the British Columbian context, where graduates do not receive formal mentoring. Following a description of the problem, a literature review is provided on the following themes: how mentoring facilitates a culture of learning; characteristics of successful mentors; and the mentoring process. Examples are drawn from mentoring programs in New Zealand and Worcester, England. Leadership implications are discussed with an emphasis on future research on mentoring in early childhood education.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Taufiqurrahman

Early childhood education is one of the efforts made by the government to start education in the early stages of child development. Through a psychological and educational approach, educators in early childhood must have the characters and competencies that have been implemented by the government in Government Regulation No.27 of 1990 Article 14 Paragraphs (1) and (2). This is a literature research which gathers theories dealing with early childhood educators referring to the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW which is summarized in the terms of Prophetic Parenting. The results of the study are presented in the form of important points for person who is dedicated to becoming an early childhood educator. These points are some forms of character that must be owned by early childhood educators based on several Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. The characteristics of the educator who wants to succeedin his field are not in a hurry, gentle, compassionate, tolerant, not easy to get angry, proportionate and able to give advice. The results of this study are expected to be used by the head of PAUD to create the characters of early childhood educators in accordance with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Keywords: Prophetic Parenting, Character, Early Childhood Educator


2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reesa Sorin

I feel angry when my brother is hurting me and he, and I'm tired and I'm having a sleep and Jason just says ‘Matthew, Matthew, look at this’. My face gets angry. [Makes face and clenches fist]. That's when they get even pinker. That's what happens to my arms when I get angry (Matthew, age 5—name has been changed). Research in early childhood education generally involves children in some capacity, whether it be how they respond to various pedagogical initiatives, how their parents or teachers interact with them or what understandings they bring to a situation. Unfortunately, in the past, much of this research has given children limited voice; positioning them as innocent, incompetent and in need of an adult voice to confirm their place in the research. This article examines my research into young children's emotions, which suggests to me that children's voices can be powerful and possibly richer than those of adults acting on behalf of children.


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Rameka

This whakataukī or ‘proverb’ speaks to Māori perspectives of time, where the past, the present and the future are viewed as intertwined, and life as a continuous cosmic process. Within this continuous cosmic movement, time has no restrictions – it is both past and present. The past is central to and shapes both present and future identity. From this perspective, the individual carries their past into the future. The strength of carrying one’s past into the future is that ancestors are ever present, existing both within the spiritual realm and in the physical, alongside the living as well as within the living. This article explores Māori perspectives of the past and the models and inspiration they offer. In this way, it provides a critique of the practices in early childhood education, highlighting the importance of cultural concepts and practices, and discusses implications for both teaching and academic practice.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document