Reflection Through Narrative: The Power of Narrative Inquiry in Early Childhood Teacher Education.
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| Title: | Reflection Through Narrative: The Power of Narrative Inquiry in Early Childhood Teacher Education. |
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| Authors: | Meier, DanielR.1 (AUTHOR) dmeier@sfsu.edu, Stremmel, AndrewJ.2 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. Jul2010, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p249-257. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Teacher researchers, *Early childhood education, *Early childhood teachers, *Master of arts degree, Narrative inquiry (Research method) |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the value of narrative for conceptualizing and promoting teacher research and inquiry in early childhood teacher education. The article provides an overview of essential forms and functions of narrative, paying particular attention to the contributions of narrative inquiry, which is a research framework rarely applied to early childhood education. In this discussion, we provide illustrative examples of our teaching and research with early childhood teacher researchers applying elements of narrative at the graduate level. These narrative-in-action examples are drawn from the second author's inquiry collaboration with teachers in the rural Midwest and the first author's teaching of an MA level course on narrative inquiry and memoir in a metropolitan area in northern California. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This article discusses the value of narrative for conceptualizing and promoting teacher research and inquiry in early childhood teacher education. The article provides an overview of essential forms and functions of narrative, paying particular attention to the contributions of narrative inquiry, which is a research framework rarely applied to early childhood education. In this discussion, we provide illustrative examples of our teaching and research with early childhood teacher researchers applying elements of narrative at the graduate level. These narrative-in-action examples are drawn from the second author's inquiry collaboration with teachers in the rural Midwest and the first author's teaching of an MA level course on narrative inquiry and memoir in a metropolitan area in northern California. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10901027 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10901027.2010.500538 |
