Silence Is Not Golden: Including the Voices of Lesbian Parents to Guide Pedagogical Practice, Policy and Research in Australian Early Childhood Settings

Autor/in	Cloughessy, Kathy
Titel	Silence Is Not Golden: Including the Voices of Lesbian Parents to Guide Pedagogical Practice, Policy and Research in Australian Early Childhood Settings
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 40 (2020) 1, S.125-139 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
DOI	10.1080/09575146.2019.1654981
Schlagwörter	Homosexuality; Females; Parents; Early Childhood Education; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Childrens Literature; Family Structure; Parent Attitudes; Early Childhood Teachers; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Social Bias; Diversity; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homosexualität; Weibliches Geschlecht; Eltern; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Elternverhalten; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Lesbian parents shared their experiences of using Early Childhood settings in Australia. Aspects discussed included disclosure decisions, the usefulness of children's books featuring same sex parented families, and experiences related to their family composition. Via an online survey and two follow up interviews, these parents explained how educators can work effectively with families at their centres. To understand, interpret and explain these parents' experiences, heteronormativity is used as a sensitising concept. Three overarching themes emerged in the findings which are elaborated: 'educating the educator', 'the not so innocent child' and 'diversity is the new normal'. The implications of these findings for early childhood educators are considered across three dimensions: pedagogical practice, policy and future research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01