Learning Stories
Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education
- Margaret Carr - Waikato University, New Zealand
- Wendy Lee - Director of the Educational Leadership Project, New Zealand
Chapters explore how Learning Stories:
" help make connections with families;
" support the inclusion of children and family voices;
" tell us stories about babies;
" allow children to dictate their own stories;
" can be used to revisit children's learning journeys;
" can contribute to teaching and learning wisdom.
This ground-breaking book expands on the concept of Learning Stories, and includes examples from practice in both New Zealand and the UK. It outlines the philosophy behind this pedagogical tool for documenting how learning identities are constructed, and shows through research evidence why the early years is such a critical time in the formation of learning dispositions.
Margaret Carr is a Professor of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Wendy Lee is Director of the Educational Leadership Project, New Zealand.
Nice to find a text that covers this area - and this book does so well extending to Te Whariki areas that are often hard to find.
This book provides a detailed overview of the theory behind Learning Stories and how this connects to practice. I particularly enjoy the fact that there is a good range of examples which provides the reader with an extensive Learning Stories toolkit.
Worthy text which builds on the text of previous work.
ESSENTIAL reading for all early years practitioners who are engaged in meaningful assessments of the children in their care. Wonderful colour illustrations that truly support understanding of the rich stories that children bring to their learning experiences. Influences not just our own view but how we influence how others view children. So passionate about the concept of stories and story telling a must for the shelves of any early years practitioner.
Love the whole concept of learning stories. So many lovely examples and gorgeous photos to add even more interest to what is already a riveting topic
Extremely useful to have this book, to see the development of learning stories. A well-produced and attractive book too.
Margaret Carr & Wendy Lee are an inspiration to practitioners and students alike. The book is a great guide, it outlines the philosophy of learning stories and supports this with examples, colour photographs and research. A great resource and inspiration to develop good practice with practitioners and in settings.
A brilliant piece of writing and an inspiring read. This books offers everything students need to know about Margaret Carr's Learning Stories. The case illustrations are extremely helpful and link academic thinking and practice with ease. This is particularly useful for students who do not have the practice background.
Core reading for the subject matter, well written with plenty of case studies
This text offers the students selecting to focus on this aspect of the course some clear ideas on learning stories with practical applications through case study.
