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1 online resource (xiv, 147 pages .) |
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Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education |
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Routledge research in early childhood education.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the Children's Voices Project; Notes; 1. Engaging with children as valued active citizens; Child as citizen; Nurturing children's active citizenship; The South Australian Children's Voices Project; Stages in the Children's Voices Project; Notes; 2. The inquiry into the Children's Voices Project; Participants in the consultations; Sites where the consultations were conducted; Home learning partnership programme in the Eyre and Western Region |
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Limestone Town kindergarten and rural care in the Limestone Coast RegionChildren's centre and out-of-school-hours care in the Western Adelaide Region; Family day care service in the Murray and Mallee Region; Out-of-school-hours care service in the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island Region; Community children's centre and outreach preschool in the Southern Adelaide Region; Out-of-school-hours care services in the Adelaide Hills Region; Special early learning centre in the Eastern Adelaide Region; Children's service for remote and isolated communities in the Far North Region |
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Children's centre in the Northern Adelaide RegionChild-parent centre and Aboriginal school in the Yorke and Mid-North Region; Procedures for gathering and analysing data; Observations; Artefacts; Document analysis; Interviews with government personnel; Participant observation; Embedded case studies; Framing the consultations; Nature of the dialogic encounter in the consultations; Structures and modes that sustained dialogue and depth of meaning; Documenting children's voices and words; Empowerment and conscientisation; Documenting the case studies; Ensuring trustworthiness; Notes |
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3. Planning to engage with children as active citizensMoving beyond tokenism in children's participation; Identifying purpose of the Children's Voices Project; Engaging non-traditional partners; Formulating the core theme of the consultations; Consultation strategies; Providing professional development; Developing an induction package; The induction workshop; Documenting the learning journey; Guidance on ethical and legal matters; Post-induction professional development; Implementing the consultations; 4. Children make their voices visible through visual arts in Limestone Town |
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Contextual informationFraming purpose and problem for engagement; How the encounter unfolded; Structures and modes that sustained dialogue; Children's themes; Spending time at the beach; Playing in the sea; Going to the park; Eating out and buying food; Visiting extended family and friends; Enjoying nature; What children don't like; Reflecting on the Limestone Town case study; Notes; 5. Children see themselves in a new frame through photography in an Eyre and Western community; Contextual information; Framing purpose and problem for engagement; How the encounter unfolded |
| Summary |
This book discusses how consultations with young children could signal a change of thinking about how children might influence policy and shape the development of a child-friendly state. While the consultations in this study were germane to political decisions, they took place as multi-modal dialogue with children in their educational settings. Framed by Australia's national early years learning framework which focuses on children's belonging and identity, the consultations saw unique partnerships formed among children, educators, families and policy officers, providing ways in which childr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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EBL |
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Children and politics -- Case studies
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Children's rights -- Australia -- Case studies
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Children -- Australia -- Attitudes -- Case studies
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Citizenship -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Australia -- Case studies
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Children -- Political activity -- Australia -- Case studies
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Social values -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Australia -- Case studies
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Children -- Government policy -- Decision making -- Citizen participation
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Decision making in children.
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Children and politics
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Children -- Attitudes
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Children -- Political activity
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Children's rights
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Citizenship -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Decision making in children
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Social values -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Manatakis, Harry
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| ISBN |
1134685114 |
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9781134685110 |
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1315883023 |
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9781315883021 |
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1134685181 |
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9781134685189 |
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9781306217774 |
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1306217776 |
