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Families’ perceptions of early childhood educators’ fostering conversations and connections by sharing children's learning through pedagogical documentation
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Reynolds, B and Duff, K, Families' perceptions of early childhood educators' fostering conversations and connections by sharing children's learning through pedagogical documentation, Education 3-13: The Professional Journal for Primary Education, 44, (1) pp. 93-100. ISSN 0300-4279 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 ASPE
DOI: doi:10.1080/03004279.2015.1092457
Abstract
Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for
Australia emphasises that families have an important role in their
children’s learning and it recognises that their earliest development is
influenced through these relationships and adds that partnerships can
be fostered with families by early childhood educators sharing the
children’s documented experiences. The research discussed employed
an in-depth structured questionnaire. It involved 37 families with
children aged from three to five years who attended an early learning
centre in Northern Tasmania, Australia. The aim of this research was to
determine these families’ perceptions, beliefs and experiences of
educators sharing children’s learning through pedagogical
documentation. The documentation included hard copy and digital
formats of the children’s learning, capturing their voices and
explorations. The findings show that families consider the sharing of
documentation fosters family conversations about the children’s learning
experiences and helps to create stronger connections between the
centre, home and extended family. Another recurring theme from the
families’ responses was that children gain pride and a positive sense of
identity when their documented work is shared with families.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Early childhood educators, young children, pedagogical documentation |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education systems |
Research Field: | Early childhood education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Other education and training |
Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Reynolds, B (Dr Bronwyn Reynolds) |
UTAS Author: | Duff, K (Mrs Katia Duff) |
ID Code: | 105082 |
Year Published: | 2016 (online first 2015) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2015-12-07 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-23 |
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