Children’s perspectives on the role of preschool teachers

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 679-697

  Einarsdottir, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

childhood; children's perspectives; participatory research; preschool; preschool teachers; research with children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915766797     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2014.969087     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Albon, D. 2011. “Postmodern and Post-Structuralist Perspectives on Early Childhood Education.” In Theories and Approaches to Learning in the Early Years, edited by L. Miller and L. Pound, 38–52. Los Angeles/London: SAGE.
2. Brooker, L. 2011. “Taking Children Seriously: An Alternative Agenda for Research?” Journal of Early Childhood Research 9 (2): 137–149. doi: 10.1177/1476718X10387897
3. Bruner, J. 1986. Actual Minds, Possible Words. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
4. Bruner, J. 1996. The Culture of Education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
5. Christensen, P., and A. James. 2000. “Researching Children and Childhood: Cultures of Communication.” In Research with Children: Perspectives and Practices, edited by P. Christensen and A. James, 1–8. New York: Falmer.
6. Clark, A., and P. Moss. 2001. Listening to Young Children: The Mosaic Approach. London: National Children's Bureau.
7. Cook, T., and E. Hess. 2007. “What the Camera Sees and from whose Perspective: Fun Methodologies for Engaging Children in Enlightening Adults.” Childhood 14 (1): 29–45. doi: 10.1177/0907568207068562
8. Corsaro, W. A. 1997. The Sociology of Childhood. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge.
9. Dahlberg, G., P. Moss, and A. R. Pence. 2007. Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Languages of Evaluation. London: Falmer Press.
10. Daniels, D. H., D. L. Kalkman, and B. L. McCombs. 2001. “Young Children's Perspectives on Learning and Teacher Practices in Different Classroom Contexts: Implication for Motivation.” Early Education and Development 12 (2): 253–273. doi: 10.1207/s15566935eed1202_6
11. Dayan, Y. 2008. “Towards Professionalism in Early Childhood Practicum Supervision: A Personal Journey.” European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 16 (2): 153–170. doi: 10.1080/13502930802141592
12. Dockett, S., J. Einarsdottir, and B. Perry. 2009. “Researching with Children: Ethical Tensions.” Journal of Early Childhood Research 7 (3): 283–298. doi: 10.1177/1476718X09336971
13. Dockett, S., J. Einarsdottir, and B. Perry. 2011. “Balancing Methodologies and Methods in Researching with Young Children.” In Researching Young Children's Perspectives: Ethics, Theory, and Research, edited by D. Harcourt, B. Perry, and T. Waller, 68–81. London: Routledge.
14. Dockett, S., J. Einarsdottir, and B. Perry. 2012. “Young Children's Decisions about Research Participation: Opting Out.” International Journal of Early Years Education, 20 (3): 244–256. doi: 10.1080/09669760.2012.715405
15. Dockett, S., and B. Perry. 2011. “Researching with Young Children: Seeking Assent.” Child Indidicators Research 4: 231–247. doi: 10.1007/s12187-010-9084-0
16. Eder, D., and L. Fingerson. 2002. “Interviewing Children and Adolescents.” In Handbook of Interview Research: Context & Method, edited by J. F. Gubrium and J. A. Holstein, 181–201. London: SAGE.
17. Einarsdottir, J. 1998. “The role of Adults in Children's Dramatic Play in Icelandic Preschools.” European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 6 (2): 87–106. doi: 10.1080/13502939885208261
18. Einarsdottir, J. 2002. “Tradition and Trends: Practices and Beliefs of Two Icelandic Preschool Teachers.” International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, & Practice 3 (3): 47–68.
19. Einarsdottir, J. 2003a. “Principles underlying the work of Icelandic preschool teachers.” European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 11 (1): 39–53. doi: 10.1080/13502930385209051
20. Einarsdottir, J. 2003b. “The role of Preschools and Preschool Teachers: Icelandic Preschool Educators’ Discourses.” Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development 23 (2): 103–116. doi: 10.1080/09575140303110
21. Einarsdottir, J. 2003c. “When the Bell Rings we have to go Inside: Preschool Children's Views on the Primary School.” European Early Childhood Educational Research Journal. Transitions. Themed Monograph Series 1: 35–50.
22. Einarsdottir, J. 2005a. “We can Decide what to Play! Children's Perception of Quality in an Icelandic Playschool.” Early Education and Development 16 (4): 469–488. doi: 10.1207/s15566935eed1604_7
23. Einarsdottir, J. 2005b. “Playschool in Pictures: Children's Photographs as a Research Method.” Early Child Development and Care 175 (6): 523–541. doi: 10.1080/03004430500131320
24. Einarsdottir, J. 2006. “Between Two Continents, between Two Traditions: Education and Care in Icelandic preschools.” In Nordic Childhoods and Early Education: Philosophy, Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, edited by J. Einarsdottir and J. T. Wagner, 159–183. Greenwich, CT: Information Age.
25. Einarsdottir, J. 2007. “Research with Children: Methodological and Ethical Challenges.” European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 15 (2): 197–211. doi: 10.1080/13502930701321477
26. Einarsdottir, J. 2008. “Viðhorf til barna og áhrif á leikskólastarf [Views on Children and the Influence on Preschool Practices].” In Sjónarmið barna og lýðræði í leikskólastarfi, edited by Jóhanna Einarsdóttir and Bryndís Garðarsdóttir, 17–29. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan og RannUng.
27. Einarsdottir, J. 2010a. “Icelandic Parents’ Views on the National Policy on Early Childhood Education.” Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development 30 (3): 229–242. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2010.509059
28. Einarsdottir, J. 2010b. “Icelandic Parents’ Views on Playschool Education and the Transition to Primary School.” In Early Childhoods in a Changing World, edited by M. M. Clark and S. Tucker, 9–19. London: Trentham.
29. Elkind, D. 1997. “The Death of Child Nature: Education in the Postmodern World.” Phi Delta Kappan 79 (3): 241–245.
30. Graue, E. M., and D. J. Walsh. 1998. Studying Children in Context: Theories, Methods and Ethics. Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
31. Harcourt, D., and H. Conroy. 2011. “Informed Consent: Processes and Procedures Seeking Research Partnerships with Young Children.” In Researching Young Children's Perspectives: Debating the Ethics and Dilemmas of Educational Research with Children, edited by D. Harcourt, B. Perry and T. Waller, 38–51. New York: Routledge.
32. Hjorth, M.-L. 1996. “Barns tankar om lek: En undersökning av hur barn uppfattar lekin i förskolan [Children's Thinking about Play: A Study of how Children Experience Play in Preschool].” Doctoral diss., University of Lund. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm.
33. Hutchings, M., B. Carrington, B. Francis, C. Skelton, B. Read, and I. Hall. 2008. “Nice and Kind, Smart and Funny: What Children Like and want to Emulate in their Teachers.” Oxford Review of Education 34 (2): 135–157. doi: 10.1080/03054980701663959
34. James, A. 2007. “Giving Voice to Children's Voices: Practices and Problems, Pitfalls and Potentials.” American Anthropologist 109 (2): 261–272. doi: 10.1525/aa.2007.109.2.261
35. James, A., C. Jenks, and A. Prout. 1998. Theorizing childhood. Cambridge: Polity press.
36. James, A., and A. Prout, eds. 1990. Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood: Contemporary Issues in Sociological Study of Childhood. London: Falmer.
37. Jenks, C. 2004. “Constructing Childhood Sociologically.” In An Introduction to Childhood Studies, edited by M. J. Kehily, 77–95. Berkshire, England: Open University Press.
38. Johansson, J.-E. 2006. “Will there be any Preschool Teachers in the Future?” In Nordic Childhoods and Early Education: Philosophy, Research, Policy and Practice in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, edited by J. Einarsdottir and J. T. Wagner, 43–69. Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.
39. Johansson, E., and B. Johansson. 2003. Etiska möten i skolan: Värdefrågor i samspel mellan yngre skolbarn och dess lärare. Stockholm: Liber.
40. Johansson, E., and I. Pramling Samuelsson. 2006. Lek och läroplan: Möten mellan barn och lärare i förskola och skola [Play and Syllabus: Meeting between Children and Teachers in Preschool and School]. Göteborg: Göteborg Universitet.
41. Kehily, M. J. 2004. “Understanding Childhood: An Introduction to some Key Themes and Issues.” In An Introduction to Childhood Studies, edited by M. J. Kehily, 1–21. Berkshire, England: Open University Press.
42. Kernan, M. 2011. “Children's and Parents’ Perspectives on Play and Friendships.” In Peer Relationships in Early Childhood Education and Care, edited by M. Kernan and E. Singer, Vols. 27–37. New York: Routledge.
43. Kragh-Müller, G. 2006. Börneliv og opdragelse [The Life of Children and Childrearing]. Copenhagen: Hans Reitzel.
44. Kragh-Müller, G., and R. Isbell. 2011. “Children's Perspectives on their Everyday Lives in Child Care in Two Cultures: Denmark and the United States.” Early Childhood Education Journal, 39: 17–27. doi: 10.1007/s10643-010-0434-9
45. Markström, A.-M., and G. Halldén. 2009. “Children's Strategies for Agency in Preschool.” Children & Society 23: 112–122. doi: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00161.x
46. Mason, J., and S. Danby. 2011. “Children as Experts in their Lives: Child Inclusive Research.” Child Indicators Research 4: 185–189. doi: 10.1007/s12187-011-9108-4
47. Miles, M. B., and A. M. Huberman. 1994. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
48. Mills, R. 2000. “Perspectives of childhood.” In Childhood Studies: A Reader in Perspectives of Childhood, edited by J. Mills and R. Mills, 7–38. New York: Routledge.
49. Pálmadóttir, H. 2004. “Boðskipti í leikskóla: Athugun á boðskiptum barna með samskiptaerfiðleika og íhlutun starfsmanna.” Uppeldi og menntun 13 (2): 97–122.
50. Pramling Samuelsson, I., and E. Johansson. 2009. “Why do Children Involve Teachers in their Play and Learning?” Early Childhood Education Research Journal 17 (1): 77–94. doi: 10.1080/13502930802689053
51. Qvortrup, J., W. A. Corsaro, and M.-S. Honig. 2009. “Why Social Studies of Childhood? An Introduction to the Handbook.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies, edited by J. Qvortrup, W. A. Corsaro, and M.-S. Honig, 1–18. New York: Palgrave/Macmillan.
52. Rasmussen, K. 1999. “Om fotografering og fotografi som forskningsstrategi i barndomsforskning.” Dansk Sociologi 1: 64–78.
53. Rasmussen, K., and S. Smidt. 2002. Barndom i billeder: Börns fotografier set som ytringer om en kultur i bevægelse [Childhood in Pictures: Children's Photographs as Comments on a Culture in Motion]. Danmark: Akademisk.
54. Ryan, S., and S. Grieshaber. 2005. “Shifting from Developmental to Postmodern Practices in Early Childhood Teacher Education.” Journal of Teacher Education 56 (34): 34–45. doi: 10.1177/0022487104272057
55. Ryan, S., M. Ochsner, and C. Genishi. 2001. “Miss Nelson is Missing! Teacher Sightings in Research on Teaching.” In Embracing Identities in Early Childhood Education: Diversity and Possibilities, edited by S. Grieshaber and G. S. Cannella, 45–59. New York/London: Teacher College Press.
56. Sandberg, A. 2002. “Children's Concepts of Teachers’ Ways of Relating to Play.” Australian Journal of Early Childhood 27 (4): 18–22.
57. Sheridan, S., and I. Pramling Samuelsson. 2001. “Children's Conceptions of Participation and Influence in Pre-School: A Perspective on Pedagogical Quality.” Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 2 (2): 169–194. doi: 10.2304/ciec.2001.2.2.4
58. Statistics Iceland. 2011. Accessed June 11, 2011. http://www.hagstofa.is/Hagtolur/Mannfjoldi
59. United Nations. 1989. “Convention on the Rights of the Child.” Accessed July 3, 2011. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
60. United Nations. 2005. Convention on the Rights of the Child: General Comment No 7. Implementing Child Rights in Early Childhood. Genf: United Nations.
61. Vygotsky, L. S. 1978. Mind in Society: Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
62. Wagner, J. T., and J. Einarsdottir. 2006. “Nordic Ideals as Reflected in Nordic Childhoods and Early Education.” In Nordic Childhoods and Early Education: Philosophy, Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, edited by J. Einarsdottir and J. T. Wagner, 1–12. Connecticut: Information Age.
63. Warming, H. 2005. “Participant Observation: A Way to Learn about Children's Perspectives.” In Beyond listening: Children's Perspectives on Early Childhood Services, edited by A. Clark, A. T. Kjørholt and P. Moss, 51–70. Bristol: Policy Press.
64. Weber, S. J., and C. A. Mitchell. 1995. 'That's Funny, you don't look Like a Teacher': Interrogating Images and Identity in Popular Culture. London: Falmer Press.