International perspectives on early childhood research: a day in the life / edited by Julia Gillen, Catherine Ann Cameron

An International Team Of Researchers Videoed A Day In The Life Of Two-and-a-half-year-old Girls At Home In Canada, Italy, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, The Uk And The Usa. Different Paths To Wellbeing Are Illustrated Through Words And Images. The Book Examines How Human Culture Is Shaped Through Interactions Involving Young Children And Their Families--provided By Publisher. Introduction / Julia Gillen And Catherine Ann Cameron -- Using Video Technology / Roger Hancock, Julia Gillen And Giuliana Pinto -- Musicality / Susan Young And Julia Gillen -- Emotional Security / Catherine Ann Cameron, Ayshe Talay-ongan, Roger Hancock And Sombat Tapanya -- Eating / Julia Gillen And Roger Hancock -- Notational Systems / Giuliana Pinto, Beatrice Accorti Gamannossi And Catherine Ann Cameron -- Humour / E. Leslie Cameron, Beatrice Accorti Gamannossi, Julia Gillen And Catherine Ann Cameron -- Conclusions / Catherine Ann Cameron And Julia Gillen. Edited By Julia Gillen, Catherine Ann Cameron. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "An international team of researchers videoed a day in the life of two-and-a-half-year-old girls at home in Canada, Italy, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, the UK and the USA. Different paths to wellbeing are illustrated through words and images. The book examines how human culture is shaped through interactions involving young children and their families". This book presents an innovative approach to investigating early childhood and human culture more generally. The Day in the Life project studied young children and their families in seven different countries worldwide. The findings of the international, multidisciplinary team are synthesised here in a collaboratively authored study. Different paths to thriving are illustrated through words and images as the authors capture interactions of the girls with their environments, including caregivers. Embodiment, sound, movement and language are all considered in the light of a dynamic approach to multimodal research. The result is a fascinating new contribution to studies of human culture, demonstrating how the children learn an enormous amount about the environments in which they live, transforming their own understanding and family life in the course of their activities. The book will be of interest to all those engaged in research and practice concerned with resilience in early childhood, families and the development of multimodal, participatory research methods.--Résumé de l'éditeur Presenting an innovative take on researching early childhood, this book provides an international comparison of the cultural and familial influences that shape the growth of young children. The book presents a unique methodology, and includes chapters on musicality, security, humour and eating. This book presents an innovative approach to investigating early childhood and human culture more generally. The Day in the Life project studied young children and their families in seven different countries worldwide. The findings of the international, multidisciplinary team are synthesised here in a collaboratively authored study. Different paths to thriving are illustrated through words and images as the authors capture interactions of the girls with their environments, including caregivers. Embodiment, sound, movement and language are all considered in the light of a dynamic approach to multimodal research. The result is a fascinating new contribution to studies of human culture, demonstrating how the children learn an enormous amount about the environments in which they live, transforming their own understanding and family life in the course of their activities. The book will be of interest to all those engaged in research and practice concerned with resilience in early childhood, families and the development of multimodal, participatory research methods Cover 1 Contents 8 Preface 9 Notes on Contributors 14 1 Introduction 15 2 Using Video Technology 49 3 Musicality 73 4 Emotional Security 91 5 Eating 114 6 Notational Systems 128 7 Humour 150 8 Conclusions 169 Appendix: Locating the Children 179 References 194 Index 208 A 208 B 208 C 209 D 210 E 210 F 210 G 211 H 211 I 212 J 212 K 212 L 212 M 213 N 213 O 213 P 213 R 214 S 214 T 215 U 216 V 216 W 216 Y 216 Z 216 Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-34 Using Video Technology....Pages 35-58 Musicality....Pages 59-76 Emotional Security....Pages 77-99 Eating....Pages 100-113 Notational Systems....Pages 114-135 Humour....Pages 136-154 Conclusions....Pages 155-164 Back Matter....Pages 165-202