Abstract
The idea for this book arose from our ongoing experiences as academic partners in a range of practitioner research initiatives in diverse early childhood contexts in Australia and Chile. These experiences have provided us with a growing conviction that the practitioner research paradigm is characterised by a powerful set of methodologies for growing pedagogical leadership and supporting sustainable change and that its potential is under-appreciated, undervalued and underutilised, especially in early childhood situations. Our objectives in bringing together a range of research stories – told from different perspectives in contexts as diverse as South Africa, Chile, Australia and Sweden – are to demonstrate the methodologies in action, raise significant and sometimes contested issues related to their implementation – for example, issues of voice and power, the nature of partnership – and to resource and inspire practitioners, service providers, policy-makers, funders and academics to incorporate these approaches in their repertoire of resources for supporting leadership development, strengthening pedagogical practices and promoting the quality of early childhood practice.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Sage |
Number of pages | 139 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781446295342 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Australia
- Chile
- early childhood education