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High Quality Educators' Conceptualisation of Children's Risk-Taking in Early Childhood Education: Provoking Educators to Think More Broadly
- Source :
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European Early Childhood Education Research Journal . 2020 28(3):424-438. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Children's risk-taking is increasingly acknowledged as an important part of early childhood education. Previous research has predominantly focussed on children's engagement with, and educators' perspectives on, children's risk-taking in outdoor physical play. However, little attention has been paid to how educators conceptualise children's risk-taking more broadly. Our study addresses this research gap. A three-site case study, the research gathered data from educators in high quality early childhood services through observations and interviews. Findings show that educators predominantly framed children's risk-taking as taking place in physical and outdoor play. However, with minimal provocation, educators extended their conceptualisations of risk to encompass a broader range of children's experiences. Data suggests that participation in the research provoked many participants to think more broadly about children's risk-taking.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1350-293X
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1257537
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2020.1755499