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Fleer, Marilyn – Research in Science Education, 2013
Vygotsky (1986) draws attention to the interrelationship between thought and language and other aspects of mind. Although not widely acknowledged, Vygotsky (1999) also drew attention to the search for the relations between cognition and emotions. This paper discusses the findings of a study which examined imaginary scientific situations within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
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Skattebol, Jen – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
In the early childhood education field, the way children are conceptualised has substantially shifted in recent times. Child development theory has been unsettled as the single canon of early childhood practice. This has in turn challenged constructions of educators as keepers of a universal knowledge base, and as apolitical, non-interventionist…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Reflective Teaching