ERIC Number: EJ1138865
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
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Go Edvin! Pedagogical Structuring of Activities to Support Toddler Participation in an Early Childcare Programme
Kultti, Anne
International Research in Early Childhood Education, v7 n3 p2-15 2016
The present paper addresses children's participation through pedagogical structuring in an early childcare programme in Australia. Research shows inequality in participatory opportunities depending on skills in the spoken (majority) language. Against this background, the focus in the present study is on participatory opportunities for toddlers with a first language other than English. The toddlers' participation was video recorded over a six-week period. Participatory opportunities are understood in terms of pedagogical structuring, with an institutional and an interactional level. Through the use of a model of conditions for participation as an analytic tool, teachers' attending to children's perspective as a starting point for guidance is shown to characterize the pedagogical structuring. Non-verbal actions can become a useful tool for interaction, and offer a starting point for experiencing extended communication at an early age. In addition, the study shows an alternative way of interpreting decision-making in relation to the youngest children. A pedagogy built on a nuanced understanding of conditions for participation is emphasized and discussed.
Descriptors: Toddlers, Early Childhood Education, Student Participation, Learning Activities, Course Organization, Video Technology, Educational Opportunities, Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Participative Decision Making, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
Monash University Faculty of Education. McMahons Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia 3199. e-mail: edu-irece@monash.edu; Web site: http://www.monash.edu/education/research/publications/journals/irece
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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