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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ939282
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Aug
Pages: 14
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Open Listening: Creative Evolution in Early Childhood Settings
Davies, Bronwyn
International Journal of Early Childhood, v43 n2 p119-132 Aug 2011
This article sketches out a philosophy and practice of open listening, linking open listening to Bergson's (1998) concept of creative evolution. I draw on examples of small children at play from a variety of sources, including Reggio-Emilia-inspired preschools in Sweden. The article offers a challenge to early childhood educators to listen and to think and act beyond the status quo.
Descriptors: Young Children, Interaction, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Philosophy, Listening, Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Play
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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