Children’s perspectives on learning – An international Study in Denmark, Estonia, Germany and SwedenShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Early Childhood Education Journal, ISSN 1082-3301, E-ISSN 1573-1707, Vol. 45, no 1, p. 71-81Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This article explores how some children in Denmark, Estonia, Germany and Sweden describe their perspective on learning. The aim of theinternational study is to gain knowledge of how preschool children in Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Germany reflect and perceive their learningin preschool and other surrounding social contexts. The results are based on 51 focus group interviews from 181 children. The results indicate that,in general, children from all four countries seem to be aware of their own learning. One can conclude that encouraging children to think about what they are doing and why they are doing it makes the activities more goal-oriented from the children’s perspective and thus more conscious. Children are able to describe their own perspectives on learning.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. Vol. 45, no 1, p. 71-81
National Category
Social Sciences Educational Sciences
Research subject
Didactics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-32317DOI: 10.1007/s10643-015-0759-5ISI: 000396419400008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84948949999OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-32317DiVA, id: diva2:945996
2016-07-042016-07-042025-10-10Bibliographically approved