Childrens Interests, Inquiries and Identities - Curriculum, Pedagogy, Learning and Outcomes in the Early Years

Informationen zum Autor Helen Hedges is a professor of early childhood education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research focuses on the nature of co-constructed interests-based curriculum and pedagogy, and the knowledge teachers bring to fostering and extending children’s learning. Klappentext Children's Interests, Inquiries, and Identities argues that the powerful relationship between interests and informal learning has been under-recognised and undervalued. The book proposes new principles for understanding children's learning. Zusammenfassung Children’s Interests, Inquiries, and Identities argues that the powerful relationship between interests and informal learning has been under-recognised and undervalued. The book proposes new principles for understanding children’s learning. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Children’s interests: Beyond the activities of the moment 2. Interests and informal learning: A powerful relationship 3. Children’s interests: Debates, tensions, and possibilities in practice and policy 4. Understanding children’s interests: Relational, ethical research 5. Deeper understandings 1: Funds of knowledge as a framing for interests 6. Deeper understandings 2: Children’s inquiries and identities 7. Deeper understandings 3: Children’s working theories 8. (Re)Positioning teachers’ interests in curriculum and pedagogy 9. Interests, identities, and outcomes beyond childhood 10. Taking children’s interests seriously: Interests-related curriculum and pedagogy

Product details

• Authors: Helen Hedges, Hedges Helen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780367689827
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68982-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary