Measuring Teacher Quality
Listening to Young Children in Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13005774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Harcourt (Australian Catholic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 260-275 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2304/gsch.2012.2.4.260 |
| OpenAlex | W2124323814 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Early childhood research and policy are focusing increasingly on issues of ‘quality’ in early childhood education. Much of the focus, however, has been on adult-generated notions of quality, with little attention being devoted to children's own views of their experience in early childhood settings. Conducted in the context of early childhood education in Singapore, this research seeks to contribute children's own insights into their experience in two early childhood classrooms in Singapore. Informed by the sociology of childhood conceptualisation of child competence, the research methodology draws upon contemporary approaches to researching with children. The findings of this study were generated by beginning with the understanding that young children have the competence to articulate their ideas using a range of symbolic literacies. They formed views and constructed theories about their preschool experiences, in particular about teachers, and give a clear indication of what constitutes good quality in this domain. This study calls for those engaged with children, particularly teachers, to act upon the contributions offered by this group of children to the understanding of quality
Active listening · Childhood studies · Competence (human resources · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Communities of Practice
Listening to and involving young children
Playschool in pictures
Participant observation
Mollie Is Three
Rethinking Children and Research
Transforming Children's Spaces
Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood
Conducting research with young children
Doing qualitative research
Making meaning
Research With Children
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Children and Young People's Participation Rights in Education
What do you do in child care?” children’s perceptions of high and low quality classrooms
Research methods in early childhood
Childhood Matters
Authorizing Students’ Perspectives
Kwanzaa and Me
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |