Participatory Learning in the Early Years Research and Pedagogy [Hardcover]

The early years are an important period for learning, but the questions surrounding participatory learning amongst toddlers remain under-examined. This book presents the latest theoretical and research perspectives about how ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) contexts promote democracy and citizenship through participatory learning approaches. The contributors provide insight into national policies, provisions, and practices and advance our understandings of theory and research on toddlers experiences for democratic participation across a number of countries, including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Norway.

1. Participatory Learning: Issues for Research and Practice  Donna Berthelsen  2. International Perspectives on Participatory Learning: Young Childrens Perspectives across Rich and Poor Countries  Helen Penn  3. The Guiding Principles of Participation: Infant, Toddler Groups and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child  Berenice Nyland  4. Doing the Right Thing - A Moral Concern from the Perspectives of Young Preschool Children  Eva Johansson  5. The Desirable Toddler in Preschool -Values Communicated in Teacher and Child Interactions  Anette Emilson and Eva Johansson  6. Friendships and Participation among Young Children in a Norwegian Kindergarten  Anne Greve  7. Beliefs about Toddlers Learning in Child Care Programs in Australia  Jo Brownlee and Donna Berthelsen  8. In Support of a Relationship-Based Approach to Practice with Infants and Toddlers in the United States  Mary McMullen and Susan Dixon  9. Looking and Listening For Participatory Practice in an English lÃ9