Publicação
Children’s right to participate in early childhood education: From rights to empirical evidence
| Resumo: | Children’s right to participate has gained recognition in society in general, and in various areas of scientific research in particular. Children’s right to participate refers to children’s right to be heard, and to have their perspectives considered, influencing decisions affecting them. The promotion of children’s participation is recommended from an early age, namely in early childhood education (ECE) settings, and it is considered an important criterion for assessing the quality of these settings. Nonetheless, little empirical evidence exists on children’s right to participate in ECE. Therefore, our goal was to provide new insights on this topic. For this purpose, we first conducted a systematic review of the literature on children’s right to participate in ECE, mapping research conducted in this field. Further, we developed measures to assess children’s ideas, and ECE teachers’ ideas and practices towards the promotion of participation. Finally, we documented children’s and teachers’ ideas about children’s participation in ECE, and investigated associations between teachers’ ideas and practices, and children’s perceptions of their participation. Our findings highlight the associations between teachers’ ideas and practices, and children’s perceived participation, suggesting the importance of both objective and subjective properties of ECE settings in promoting children’s participation. We provide an integrative discussion of the theoretical, practical, and policy implications of our findings. |
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| Autores principais: | Correia, Nadine Elisabete Fernandes Gomes |
| Assunto: | Right to participate Participation Ideas Practices Early childhood education Direito de participação das crianças Participação Ideias Práticas Educação infantil Psicologia social Criança -- Child Participação social Direitos da criança |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | tese de doutoramento |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | ISCTE |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Resumo: | Children’s right to participate has gained recognition in society in general, and in various areas of scientific research in particular. Children’s right to participate refers to children’s right to be heard, and to have their perspectives considered, influencing decisions affecting them. The promotion of children’s participation is recommended from an early age, namely in early childhood education (ECE) settings, and it is considered an important criterion for assessing the quality of these settings. Nonetheless, little empirical evidence exists on children’s right to participate in ECE. Therefore, our goal was to provide new insights on this topic. For this purpose, we first conducted a systematic review of the literature on children’s right to participate in ECE, mapping research conducted in this field. Further, we developed measures to assess children’s ideas, and ECE teachers’ ideas and practices towards the promotion of participation. Finally, we documented children’s and teachers’ ideas about children’s participation in ECE, and investigated associations between teachers’ ideas and practices, and children’s perceptions of their participation. Our findings highlight the associations between teachers’ ideas and practices, and children’s perceived participation, suggesting the importance of both objective and subjective properties of ECE settings in promoting children’s participation. We provide an integrative discussion of the theoretical, practical, and policy implications of our findings. |
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