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List of contents
List of Illustrations
1. The SHARMED Project: The Conceptual Framework
2. Grounding Innovative Pedagogy: Social and Educational Experiences of Children
Part I: Facilitation of Children’s Participation
3. Use of Photographs
4. Production of Narratives
5. Meanings and Methods of Pedagogical Innovation
Part II: Pedagogical Management
6. Children’s Initiatives in the Classroom
7. Dealing with Intercultural Issues
8. Conflicts in the Classroom
Part III: SHARMED Evaluation
9. Enhancing Education Innovation
10. Composition and Practice
11. The SHARMED Participatory Digital Archive
Conclusion
References
Index
About the author
Claudio Baraldi is Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. He is past-president of the Sociology of Childhood Research Committee of the International Sociological Association.Dr. Erica Joslyn is Head of Department for the Department of Children, Young People and Education at University Campus Suffolk, UK.Federico Farini is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Northampton, UK.Chiara Ballestri is a Researcher at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.Luisa Conti is Lecturer on Intercultural Communication and Pedagogy at the University of Jena, Germany.Vittorio Iervese is Associate Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.Angela Scollan is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies and Education at Middlesex University, UK.
Summary
Promoting Children’s Rights in European Schools explores how facilitators, teachers and educators can adopt and use a dialogic methodology to solicit children’s active participation in classroom communication. The book draws on a research project, funded by the European Commission (Erasmus +, Key-action 3, innovative education), coordinated by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, with the partnership of the University of Suffolk, UK, and the University of Jena, Germany.
The author team bring together the analysis of activities in 48 classes involving at least 1000 children across England, Germany and Italy. These activities have been analysed in relation to the sociocultural context of the involved schools and children, a facilitative methodology and the use of visual materials in the classroom, and engaging children in active participation and the production of their own narratives. Each chapter looks at reflection on practice, outcomes, and reaction to facilitation of both teachers and children, drawing out the complex comparative lessons within and between classrooms across the three countries.
Foreword
Analyses activities in 48 classes involving at least 1000 children across England, Germany and Italy to explore how facilitators, teachers and educators can adopt and use a dialogic methodology to solicit children’s active participation in classroom communication.
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Drawing on the Shared Memories and Dialogues project funded by the European Commission, this book provides such an interesting, unique perspective on ways to explore innovative pedagogies and facilitate children’s participation in multicultural communities. An exciting reading!
