Unlocking practitioner inquiry : growing professionally in early years education / Katey De Gioia, Alma Fleet, Catherine Patterson, Marina Papic
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- 10007634
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- 1st edition.
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- Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2023
- 1 online resource.
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- 9781003245827 (electronic book)
- 100324582X (electronic book)
- 9781000892413 (electronic book) (EPUB)
- 1000892417 (electronic book) (EPUB)
- 9781000892406 (electronic book) (electronic book)
- 1000892409 (electronic book) (electronic book)
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- 9781032158266 (hardcover)
- 9781032158259 (paperback)
- Full contents:
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- Section 1. SETTING THE SCENE. Practitioner inquiry: Processes, potentials and purposes
- What is a useful question?
- Evidence for change: Finding and analysing data
- Practitioner inquiry as a tool for meeting and moving beyond regulatory requirements for teachers
- Commentary: Supporting the transformative potential of practitioner inquiry in early years' contexts
- Section 2. SHARING STORIES OF EXPERIENCE. Unpacking complexity in complex environments
- Stories from the classroom: School-based change through an inquiry-based approach
- 'Forming' ourselves as teacher-researchers
- What matters: Participant voices in a year of sustained professional learning
- Commentary: Experiences of meaning-full practitioner inquiry
- Section 3. EXPLORING BIG IDEAS. Unexpected opportunities: Inquiry as professional learning
- Intersections of pedagogical documentation and practitioner inquiry
- Effecting positive change: The role of educational leaders
- Practitioner research as sustainable professional practice
- Commentary: Growing Professionally
- Conclusion: Thinking together
- Biography/History:
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Katey De Gioia describes herself as first and foremost an early childhood teacher. She has appreciated the opportunity to take on leadership roles across a variety of educational institutions throughout her career. Katey has adopted practitioner inquiry to lead evidence informed change to practice. Alma Fleet is an experienced teacher and teacher educator who enjoys consultancies with teachers in diverse settings and locations, particularly focusing on practitioner inquiry and pedagogical documentation as vehicles of educational change. She has enjoyed leadership and research roles at Macquarie University and has valued her time with Aboriginal colleagues. Catherine Patterson has recently retired from working with student teachers at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University. Her research into practitioner inquiry has enabled her to support experienced educators and leaders in re-thinking their daily practices with children and adults. Marina Papic is Professor of Early Childhood Education and Mathematics Education at the Australian Catholic University. Marina has worked in the education sector for 35 years and has held various teaching, academic and leadership roles. Her research focuses on teacher professional learning in mathematics curriculum and pedagogy and early numeracy.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed July 11th, 2023).
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