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Aslanian, Teresa K. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2018
A growing body of research incorporates children's perspectives into the research process. If we are to take children's perspectives seriously in education research, research methodologies must be capable of addressing issues that matter to children. This article engages in a theoretical discussion that considers how a posthuman research…
Descriptors: Piagetian Theory, Children, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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Nour, Osman El Hassan N. – International Review of Education, 2013
The notion of Child Friendly Cities (CFCs) was first developed during the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT II), held in Istanbul in 1996. The concept is based on four general principles of the United Nations "Convention on the rights of the child": (1) fair treatment of every child, regardless of ethnicity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare
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Johannesen, Nina – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2013
In this article I explore if and how very young children can be the educators of their early childhood educators. I describe and discuss a story constructed from a fieldwork done in one early childhood setting in Norway. The story is read with Levinas and his concepts Said and Saying. Further I discuss if and how this might be understood as…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries, Praxis, Young Children
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Brown, P. Margaret; Byrnes, Linda J.; Raban, Bridie; Watson, Linda – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
This study investigated the home literacy environments (HLEs) of 4-year-old children attending an early childhood program prior to school entry and the association between the HLE and children's interests in and attitudes to literacy. One hundred and thirty-eight parents and 140 children participated in the study. Parents completed a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Childhood Interests, Reading Habits
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Neitzel, Carin; Alexander, Joyce M.; Johnson, Kathy E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
This study examined the early interests of 109 children and their subsequent information contributions and pursuits in kindergarten. Four groups of children with similar interests were identified on the basis of the children's profiles of activities in the home, tracked bimonthly for over a year. Activity patterns reflected conceptual, social,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Childhood Interests, Childhood Attitudes