Pedagogical documentation and action-research processes as strategies for high-quality Early Childhood Education Teaching. A case study in Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22417596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Rodríguez-Carrillo (0000-0003-0725-3054, University of Córdoba, corresponding author), María Elena González Alfaya (0000-0001-8264-3680, University of Córdoba), Maria de los Ángeles Olivares García (0000-0002-9440-5628, University of Córdoba), María de los Ángeles Olivares-García, Rosario Mérida Serrano (0000-0001-9389-3263, University of Córdoba), Rosario Mérida-Serrano |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Early Years (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-5146 • E-ISSN: 1472-4421 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09575146.2025.2610297 |
| OpenAlex | W7119510282 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
Pedagogical documentation is a strategy that comes from Loris Malaguzzi’s legacy, allowing for the emergence of a new image of children and childhood. This paper refers to a qualitative study carried out in an innovative Practicum within the Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) Teaching which has a focus in the implementation of participatory pedagogies. Findings are based on the analysis of pedagogical documentation produced by student teachers and interviews with in-service teachers, advisors, and university faculty. The most salient findings reveal that the use of pedagogical documentation in an early years’ setting enables teachers’ collaborative reflection on and about their practice. Among the implications derived from this study, it sheds light on how pedagogical documentation can support practitioners in taking part in processes of reflection on their own practice thus rethinking the way they face the everyday challenges at the school and classroom level in early years educational contexts.
Curriculum · Documentation · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Qualitative research · E-Learning and Knowledge Management · Early Childhood Education and Development · Educational Assessment and Improvement
Listening to Children
Relationships of Knowledge and Practice
Substantiation of the invisible
Pedagogical documentation as a curriculum tool
Pedagogical documentation as a strategy for planning and communicating children’s learning and pedagogical day-to-day life
The use of information and communication technology in pedagogical documentation
The plural uses of pedagogical documentation in Pedagogy-in-Participation
Sharing pedagogical documentation with others
Special Issue on Pedagogical Documentation – Researching a Powerful and Evolving Idea
Analysing image-based data using grounded theory
El Prácticum, un Espacio para la Investigación Transformadora en los Contextos Educativos Infantiles
Toward formative assessment
Collaboration, dialogue and expansive learning
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |