Documentation and Inquiry in the Early Childhood Classroom

Research Stories from Urban Centers and Schools

Linda R Kroll author Daniel R Meier author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:2nd Oct '17

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Documentation and Inquiry in the Early Childhood Classroom explores teacher inquiry, reflection, and research and the documentation of these processes within a variety of school sites and models. Compiling underrepresented inquiry stories from practicing teachers and administrators in early childhood (0–5) classrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area, this book highlights the power of the community in supporting professional development for early childhood educators and the education of young children. Important elements addressed include teacher learning, children’s curricula, parent and community communication, and equity and social justice for teachers, children, and families.

"Documentation and Inquiry in the Early Childhood Classroom is destined to become a classic in the field. The book represents an extraordinary qualitative leap in the long tradition of early childhood educators paying close attention to the actions of young children. Drawing from the best recent research around practitioner inquiry, self-study, and documentation, and bringing in the voices of practitioners who are immersed in studying their work, the book offers teachers, researchers, administrators and policy-makers powerful lenses for understanding the complexity of the early childhood classroom. It is so clear, well organized, and relevant that it could easily be used across the grades with teachers at every level contributing their research to enable a growing understanding of the relationship between policy and practice."

—Frances Rust, Scholar in Residence at the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, NYU Metro Center, USA

ISBN: 9781138206427

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 544g

298 pages