ERIC Number: EJ1424793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1476-718X
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2927
Children's Voices: Inclusive Early Childhood Placemaking with Children
Karen Watson; Linda Newman
Journal of Early Childhood Research, v22 n2 p258-271 2024
Young children in many parts of the world are spending more time in formal education and care settings. As children have the right to be heard on matters that affect them, their views about the early childhood environments they inhabit, need to be included in the process of placemaking. Early childhood environments have the potential to shape a child's identity, sense of belonging and inclusion. This research sought children's ideas about their early childhood setting, with the view to informing the design of a new inclusive centre. Researching with children aged three-to-five, from a low socio-economic ethnically diverse suburb, multi-modal data were generated in three phases: child-led photo-taking tours; photo elicited interviews; and interview elicited drawing. Findings showed a preference for the outdoors, along with places for hiding, safety, cleanliness and authentic rather than 'fake' resources.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Educational Environment, Preferences, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Inclusion, Photography, Interpersonal Relationship, School Safety, Privacy, Play, Child Development, Playgrounds
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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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