Inclusive or exclusive participation : paradigmatic tensions in the mosaic approach and implications for childhood research

Blaisdell, Caralyn (2012) Inclusive or exclusive participation : paradigmatic tensions in the mosaic approach and implications for childhood research. Childhoods Today, 6 (1).

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    Abstract

    Early childhood research continues to be dominated by psychological research in the positivist paradigm. The Mosaic approach is one work that contests this dominant discourse on early childhood, using task-based, participatory inquiry to share power and involve children as co-constructors of knowledge. However, there are paradigmatic tensions underlying the use of task-based methods. In this paper I examine these tensions in the context of my own experience as an early career researcher. In particular the complex role of the researcher is discussed, and connected to issues of inclusion and exclusion regarding children’s participation in the research process.

    Author(s):Blaisdell, Caralyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-7346
    Item type:Article
    ID code:60130
    Keywords:early childhood, positivist paradigm, mosaic approach, task-based methods, inclusion, exclusion, child participation, Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology
    Subjects:Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Education > Education
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:10 Mar 2017 11:21
    Last modified:14 Sep 2019 01:16
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60130
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