Calendar: PhD SPEF

Research on inclusion, well-being and sustainability in education 

MODULO G - Early childhood and school (Responsabile: Emilia Restiglian) 

Beato Pellegrino - Sala Multimediale/Riunioni

Abstract

The course aims to provide basic knowledge of the early childhood system, understood as the period before compulsory education, within both national and European contexts.
Several research strands related to early childhood will be presented, particularly those related to interculturality, observation and documentation as support for context assessment, and participatory research.
Participants are invited to encouraged to share ideas and practices in early childhood education from their countries of origin.
The course consists of two lectures:
Research on early childhood between split system and integrated system (4 hours)
Interculturality and early childhood: educational system, practices, and parents’ involvement (3 hours)
Learning goals:
Developing knowledge of the childhood system in Italy and Europe
Developing knowledge of certain strands of research on childhood
Teaching methods
Lessons will be conducted in a participatory manner. Discussion and the construction of shared knowledge will be strongly encouraged.

References

• Clark, A. (2005) ‘Ways of seeing: using the Mosaic approach to listen to young children’s perspectives’, in Clark, A., Kjørholt and Moss, P. (eds.) Beyond Listening. Children’s perspectives on early childhood services. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 29–49.
  https://learningaway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/RL56-Extract-the-Mosaic-Approach-EARLY-YEARS.pdf
• Simanjuntak, M. B., Lumingkewas, M. S., Sutrisno, S., & Hutabarat, C. (2023). The Importance of Applying Enculturation in Early Childhood (The Study of Intercultural and Language Learning). Innovative: Journal Of Social Science Research, 3(2), 5189-5196.
  https://j-innovative.org/index.php/Innovative/article/view/945/723