Module 2: Rethinking Learning and Practice
Advocacy and Educational Research
Advocacy
When you make pedagogical narration open and public, you
- Invite different views, and ways of doing and being
- Expand discussions about childhood, learning, and education
- Show how competent and capable children are
- Show children’s relationships with others and their environment
- Highlight the role of educators as researchers and critical thinkers
Through pedagogical narration, children are made visible. They become the focus of a dialogue. Their voice is listened to and their role is respected.
Educational Research
How does pedagogical narration promote research? Pedagogical narration invites you to
- Think critically
- Research
- Create a vibrant, critically reflective, and democratic learning setting
- Bring the local community into your practice
See page 52 in the
Early Learning Framework.
Expanding an Idea
You may be able to create localized pedagogies that focus on local people, place, and history. For example, develop activities that reflect a local cultural tradition or event, such as a display of local art, music, dance, food preparation, or food gathering.