The Mosaic approach: a new educational tool in Greek early childhood education
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Jul 1, 2013
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child as researcher children’s voices listening to young children play
Abstract
The current research explores the implementation and adaptation of the “Mosaic Approach”, which was designed, prepared and implemented by Alison Clark and Peter Moss, into the Greek preschool reality. This approach recognises children as experts of their own lives and as people with abilities and rights equal to those of adults. During our study a range of different techniques were used to collect children’s views and experiences of their lives in a particular early childhood institution: observation, cameras, tours, mapping, painting, role playing and group discussion. We crossed children’s views with those of their parents and their teachers through questionnaires and interviews. The research results showed that children pay special attention to their relationships, to the activities of playing with friends and playing in the yard.
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Ρούβαλη (Emilia Rouvali) Α., & Ρήγα (Vasiliki Riga) Β. (2013). The Mosaic approach: a new educational tool in Greek early childhood education. Investigating the child’s World, 12, 65–79. https://doi.org/10.12681/icw.18034
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