Collaborative Pathways to Friendship in Early Childhood: A Cultural-historical Perspective

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Megan Adams Gloria Quinones

Collaborative Pathways to Friendship in Early Childhood

A Cultural-historical Perspective

Megan Adams, Gloria Quinones

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Routledge
20 May 2020

Child & developmental psychology; Philosophy & theory of education; Pre-school & kindergarten

Series: Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education

Early childhood is a time of wonder, excitement, adventure and learning. A time to experience social relations and friendships, and all of the emotions involved. The joy, and the excitement – of creating a common world with friends. A world of ‘what if’ and ‘as if’ moments that are accepted and built together, or rejected – leading to frustration, sadness and exclusion – the darker side of friendship.

In this book, cultural-historical concepts are used to analyse the everyday lives of children. Inspired by contemporary ideas about moral imagination, Collaborative Pathways to Friendship in Early Childhood theorises friendship as a concept. Traditionally, studies about friendship in early childhood focus on relations built in educational settings. As a point of difference, Dr Adams and Dr Quinones introduce the conditions that are created for, with, and by young children as they move between everyday family life, and transition into education settings. Through narratives of internationally mobile families moving into Malaysia and established families in Mexico, varying perspectives of children, parents, teachers and principals are presented — culminating in a holistic understanding of friendship in early childhood.

Providing insight into varied perspectives and processes involved when young children enter into friendships, this book will be of interest to researchers, post graduate students and teacher educators specialising in early childhood education, child psychology or social work.

By: Megan Adams, Gloria Quinones
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 326g
ISBN: 9781138305533
ISBN 10: 1138305537
Series: Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 20 May 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Foreword Acknowledgements Section 1. Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction to Young Children Developing Collaborative Pathways to Friendships Chapter 2. A Cultural–Historical Approach to Understanding Social Relations and Friendships Section 2. Friendship as a Family Project in Homes: The Parent, Child's and Friend's Perspectives Chapter 3. The Child’s Perspective — Social Relations and Pathways to Friendships Chapter 4. Moral Imagining as a Project for Friendship in the Family Setting Chapter 5. Parents’ Perspectives of Friendships—Pathways to the Future Section 3. Friendship as a Community Project in Schools: The Parent's, Teacher's and Principal's Perspectives Chapter 6. Imagining Futures — A Collaborative Community Project for Friendship in the School Chapter 7. Teachers’ Perspectives of Friendships — Pathways towards Social Futures Chapter 8. Friends and Moral Imagination Chapter 9. Collaborative Initiatives of Friends in the School Setting Chapter 10. Past, Present and Future Collaborative Pathways for Friendships

Dr Megan Adams is a Lecturer in Inclusion at Monash University, Australia. Dr Gloria Quinones is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Monash University, Australia.

Reviews for Collaborative Pathways to Friendship in Early Childhood: A Cultural-historical Perspective

This book has two main contributions to the field. First, the introduction of cultural-historical perspective as part of studying the formation of children’s friendships and social relations and the way in which moral imagination as a concept is drawn on to enrich and elaborate the theoretical perspective is novel in this context. Second, the authors endeavour to bring a holistic perspective together, across contexts and across different actors - it is clearly a contribution to the field. These are the major strengths of the book and make it essential reading for educators, and a unique book. Jaakko Hilppö Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Helsinki There is a real need for this book which is both theoretically well-grounded and practical with a lot of research data that illustrates well the authors’ arguments. The authors emphasize how friendships may be formed and sustained beyond the classroom, they are studied across contexts, rather than in isolation, which brings a unique contribution to this discussion. Associate Professor Daniel Goulart