Is It Possible to Access the "Voice" of Pre-School Children? Results of a Research Project in a Pre-School Setting

Autor/inn/en	Cremin, Hilary; Slatter, Barbara
Titel	Is It Possible to Access the "Voice" of Pre-School Children? Results of a Research Project in a Pre-School Setting
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 30 (2004) 4, S.457-470 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Student Attitudes; Participative Decision Making; Student Participation; Family Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Schülerverhalten; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Familienmilieu
Abstract	This paper presents a rationale for consulting with very young children to enable their voices to be heard, and taken into consideration, when planning pre-school provision. It goes on to suggest that the expressed preferences of pre-school children can be taken as an accurate account of their thoughts and feelings. This is tested through a case study of six 4-year-olds in a nursery setting. The research enabled a comparison to be made between what the children said were their favourite areas of nursery life, and their preferences as noted by adults. In five out of six cases, adult perspectives were the same as child perspectives. The paper ends with some exploration of the factors that contribute to reliable consultation with very young children. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10