Agneta Jonsson

Pedagogiskt arbete har under 2000-talet vuxit fram som ett ämne och forskningsområde. Det är lärares ”eget” forskarutbildningsämne inom vilket forskarutbildade lärare själva kan bidra till kunskapsutveckling med relevans för läraryrket. Det är den här bokens huvudsyfte att bidra till ämnets formering och utveckling - med utgångspunkt i de yngre årens pedagogiska praktiker, det vill säga förskola, förskoleklass och fritidshem. Innehållet är indelat i fyra teman. Det första rör ämnets identifiering och huvudfrågor. Inom det andra temat tar författarna upp etiska och metodologiska perspektiv samt dilemman inom den praktiknära forskningen. Det tredje temat rör pedagogiskt arbete utifrån samhälleliga utmaningar förr och nu, bland annat barns rätt till en likvärdig utbildning. Inom det fjärde temat står praktisk pedagogisk handling i fokus, exempelvis konkreta undervisningssituationer och systematiskt kvalitetsarbete. Författarna är en grupp forskare, doktorander och lärarutbildare, som tillsammans ger en bred bild av ämnet och forskningsområdet pedagogiskt arbete i de yngre årens pedagogiska praktiker. I boken väcks frågor i relation till den utbildningspraktik som studeras och som bör beaktas av såväl verksamma lärare, lärarutbildare som forskare. Boken vänder sig främst till lärarstudenter, lärarutbildare, doktorander, forskare och verksamma lärare med inriktning yngre barn.

This open access book develops a theoretical concept of teaching that is relevant to early childhood education, and based on children's learning and development through play. It discusses theoretical premises and research on playing and learning, and proposes the development of play-responsive didaktik. It examines the processes and products of learning and development, teaching and its phylogenetic and ontogenetic development, as well as the 'what' of learning and didaktik. Next, it explores the actions, objects and meaning of play and provides insight into the diversity of beliefs about the practices of play. The book presents ideas on how combined research and development projects can be carried out, providing incentive and a model for practice development and research. The second part of the book consists of empirical studies on teacher's playing skills and examples of play with very young as well as older children. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

This open access book develops a theoretical concept of teaching that is relevant to early childhood education, and based on children's learning and development through play. It discusses theoretical premises and research on playing and learning, and proposes the development of play-responsive didaktik. It examines the processes and products of learning and development, teaching and its phylogenetic and ontogenetic development, as well as the 'what' of learning and didaktik. Next, it explores the actions, objects and meaning of play and provides insight into the diversity of beliefs about the practices of play. The book presents ideas on how combined research and development projects can be carried out, providing incentive and a model for practice development and research. The second part of the book consists of empirical studies on teacher's playing skills and examples of play with very young as well as older children. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

This open access book develops a theoretical concept of teaching that is relevant to early childhood education, and based on children’s learning and development through play. It discusses theoretical premises and research on playing and learning, and proposes the development of play-responsive didaktik. It examines the processes and products of learning and development, teaching and its phylogenetic and ontogenetic development, as well as the ‘what’ of learning and didaktik. Next, it explores the actions, objects and meaning of play and provides insight into the diversity of beliefs about the practices of play. The book presents ideas on how combined research and development projects can be carried out, providing incentive and a model for practice development and research. The second part of the book consists of empirical studies on teacher’s playing skills and examples of play with very young as well as older children.