Capturing Children's Meanings in Early Childhood Research and Practice - A Practical Guide

Capturing Children-s Meanings in Early Childhood Research and Practice draws together contemporary research and established theories to produce a unique take on the meanings children express through a range of creative tools. Drawing on Reggio Emilia and the Mosaic approach, this book provides readers with a range of strategies for accessing, recording and interpreting young children-s perceptions of and responses to their experiences.

Providing a synthesis of the multiple imaginative ways we can capture young children-s meanings through observations, art, photo elicitation, mindfulness, music and other creative methods, Halpenny covers topics such as:

• Negotiating challenges presented by researching with children
• Frameworks for seeing and hearing children-s intentions
• Accurately documenting and interpreting research findings
• Promoting children-s meanings and their performance of them

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