Listening to young children : a guide to understanding and using the Mosaic approach / Alison Clark ; foreword by Peter Moss.
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrationsISBN:- 9781909391260:
- 9781909391260 (electronic bk.)
- 1909391263 (electronic bk.)
- Preschool children -- Counseling of -- Methodology
- Preschool children -- Services for -- Research
- Preschool children -- Attitudes -- Research
- Preschool children
- Listening
- Early childhood education -- Activity programs
- Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology
- Pre-school & kindergarten
- Teaching skills & techniques
- Social services & welfare, criminology
- 305.233 23
- HQ774.5 .C58 2017
IT Carlow ebook
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword - Peter Moss, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision at the Institute of Education, University of London; Preface to the third edition;1. A framework for listening - Introduction. Starting points. The framework for listening; Reflective questions; 2. Listening to Young children: developing the Mosaic approach - Introduction. Stage One: children and adults gathering documentation. Observation. Interviews with children. Children's photographs. Tour. Map making. Role play. Parents' perspectives. Practitioners' perspectives. Researcher's perspectives. Stage Two: Piecing together information for dialogue. Reflection and interpretation. Bringing the mosaic together. Pre-verbal children. Children with speech. Reflection into practice. Recognising the unexpected. Mosaic approach with refugee children; 3. Spaces to Play: adapting the Mosaic approach - Introduction. Stage One: gathering children's and adults' perspectives. Observation. Children's photographs and book-making. Child-led tours. Map making. Magic carpet. Interviews with children. Interviews with practitioners. Interviews with parents. Stage Two: discussing the material. Reviews with children. Reviews with practitioners. Stage Three: deciding areas of continuity and change. Places to keep: the 'caterpillar'. Places to expand: the house. Places to changes: the fence. Places to add: seating and digging. Evaluation. Changes into practice. Discussion. Reflective questions. 4. Case studies: working with the Mosaic approach - Introduction. Case Study One, UK. Case Study Two, Denmark. Case Study Three, Norway. Case Study Four, Australia. Discussion,; Chapter 5: Ethical and methodological questions - Introduction. Questions. Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: Further reading about the Mosaic approach and schedules ; References; Index
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