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Extinction, Education And The Curious Practice Of Visiting Thrombolites, Brad Gobby, Jane Merewether, Annette Nykiel
Extinction, Education And The Curious Practice Of Visiting Thrombolites, Brad Gobby, Jane Merewether, Annette Nykiel
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The Earth is in the midst of a recent acceleration in the rate of species extinction and the unravelling of ecological communities. The authors think with the emerging field of Extinction Studies to explore educational approaches to ecological endangerment and extinction. Using a notion of visiting as ‘curious practice’, we story encounters between the authors, young children and the endangered Noorook Yalgorup-Lake Clifton thrombolites and their ecological community in south-western Australia. These visits were not intended to teach about extinction or the thrombolites. Rather, our …
Power, Perspective And Affordance In Early Childhood Education, Amelia Ruscoe
Power, Perspective And Affordance In Early Childhood Education, Amelia Ruscoe
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
The position of a young child beginning school is unique and precarious. Children are capable of making their own decisions about what to participate in and contribute to, but often guided by adults charged with the responsibility of their education and care. The beliefs and values of these adults are pivotal to what a child may experience but are seldom examined to ascertain what they may or may not afford young children in their early education.
Through examination of the literature, neoliberal reform, developmentally appropriate practice and the quality agenda have surfaced as particularly strong discourses influencing early childhood education. …