ECED 407 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11.6: Family Life Education, Focus Group
Document Summary
Advocating for infants" rights in early childhood education. Perceptions of children"s rights can be contentious, and provocative. Holding focus group interviews with the teachers before and after the field work; and undertaking a document analysis of key policies in place at the cr che. This article begins with a discussion about children"s rights and advocacy, emphasising the importance of listening to children as a pathway to realising children"s rights. No one right is more important than another, and, while a specific right may he invoked (say in a legal situation), all the other rights maintain authority. Very young children actively make sense of the world, shaped by the cultural beliefs and values of their families and communities, and through relationships with others. ** you need to want to listen in the first place and no amount of bullet points will help you if you don"t have a culture of listening ****
