Beyond Child Care--How Else Could We Do This?: Sociocultural Reflections on the Structural and Cultural Arrangements of Contemporary Western Child Care

Autor/in	Brennan, Margaret
Titel	Beyond Child Care--How Else Could We Do This?: Sociocultural Reflections on the Structural and Cultural Arrangements of Contemporary Western Child Care
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32 (2007) 1, S.1-9 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Social Environment; Child Care; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Child Development; Acculturation; Sociocultural Patterns; Cultural Context; Early Childhood Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Australia; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Soziales Umfeld; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Kindesentwicklung; Akkulturation; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Australien; Neuseeland
Abstract	Sociocultural theories propose that social context and more experienced cultural members are integral to children's development and enculturation into their communities. However, the argument is made that the current Western cultural and structural arrangement of group public child care impedes the successful implementation of sociocultural-based curricula because of its individualised and separatist nature. Furthermore, accepting this current cultural and structural arrangement at the theoretical level means that we lose sight of the fact that young children want to be part of adults' lives and included in their communities. Separating young children and their teachers from adult communities also presents challenges for teachers when attempting to establish authentic relationships with young children and their families. The case is made that we need to reconceptualise theories to more closely align with contemporary enculturation practices and life situations if we are to reflect a truly sociocultural approach to teaching and learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10