Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Here is an interesting concept...
"Bringing politics into the nursery: Early childhood education as a democratic practice" is the latest working paper from the Bernard van Leer Foundation. You can order your free copy or download the pdf. Author Peter Moss argues that institutions providing early childhood care and education can become forums for democratic political practice.
This paper explores a proposition that GunillaDahlberg and I put forward in our book Ethicsand politics in early childhood education: thatinstitutions for children and young people canbe understood, first and foremost, as forums,spaces or sites for political practice, and specifically for democratic political practice
To read the entire report, download the pdf. Also make sure to check out the website. There are several intersting reports that you might like to look over...