Documenting Development and Pedagogy in the Swedish Preschool: the Use of the Portfolio as a Vehicle for Reflection, Learning and Democracy
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v12i1.188Keywords:
Undergraduate research, Education abroad, Undergraduate research abroad, Sweden, childhood and family policyAbstract
This article presents an undergraduate student research project with Cornell Abroad’s semester-long Swedish practicum in childhood, family, and social policy conducted on a study abroad program in Sweden.
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Dahlberg, G., & Åsen, G. (1994). Evaluation and regulation: a question of empowerment. In P. Moss, & A. Pence (Eds.), Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services (pp. 157-171). London: Teachers College Press.
Dahlberg, G., Moss, P., & Pence, A. (1999). Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Postmodern Perspectives. Philadelphia, PA: Falmer Press.
Dichtelmiller, M.L., Jablon, J.R., Dorfman, A.B., Marsden, D.B., & Meisels, S.J. (2000). Work Sampling in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Manual. USA: Rebus Inc.
Dichtemiller, M.L., Jablon, J.R., Marsden, D.B., & Meisels, S.J. (2001). Preschool through Third Grade: Omnibus Guidelines (4th ed.). USA: Rebus Inc.
Doverborg, E., & Pramling, I. (1996). Learning and Development in Early Childhood Education. Sweden: Liber.
Edwards, C., Gandini, L., & Forman, G. (Eds.). (1993). The Hundred Languages of Children. Norwood, NJ:Ablex.
Grace, C. (1992). The Portfolio and its Use: Developmentally Appropriate Assessment of Young Children. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EDO-PS-11).
Gullo, D.F. (1994). Understanding Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Educaton. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Göthson, H. (1991). Från Kommunala Riktlinjer till Utvärdering. Stockholm: Utbildningsförlaget.
Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. (1983). Ethnography: Principles in practice. London: University Press.
Helm, J.H., Beneke, S., & Steinheimer, K. (1998). Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children’s Work. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Lather, P. (1992). Postmodernity and the human sciences. In S. Kvale (Ed.), Psychology and Postmodernism. London: Sage.
Kvale, S. (Ed.). (1992). Psychology and Postmoderism. London: Sage.
Malaguzzi, L. (1993). History, ideas and basic philosophy. In Edwards, C., Gandini, L., & Forman, G. (Eds.), The Hundred Languages of Children, Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Ministry of Education and Science in Sweden. (2001). Curriculum for the preschool
(Lpfö 98). Stockholm: Fritzes Offentliga Publikationer.
Ministry of Justice in Sweden. (2002, February). Democracy in a New Century. Article No. Ju 02.02e. Retrieved March 24, 2003, from http://www.justitie.regeringen.se/inenglish/_issues/Influence/democracy.htm
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2001). Starting Strong: Early Childhood Education and Care. Paris: OECD. Organisation for Economic Coopertion and Development. (2002). Education Policy Analysis: 2002 edition. Paris: OECD.
Parker, I., & Burman, E. (1993). Against discursive imperialism, empiricism and constructionism: thirty-two problems with discourse analysis. In I. Parker & E. Burman (Eds.), Discourse Analytic Research: Repertories and Readings of Texts in Action. London, Routledge.
Pramling, I. (1996). Understanding and empowering the child as a learner. In D. Ohlson & N. Torrance (Eds.), The handbook of Education and Human Development. Oxford: Blackwell.
Rinaldi, C. (1994). ‘Observation and documentation’, paper given at the Research Conference, Reggio Emilia, June 1995.
Saluja, G., Scott-Little, C., & Clifford, R.M. (2000). Readiness for School: A Survey of State Policies and Definitions. Early Childhood Research and Practice, 2(2). Retrieved April 29, 2003, from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n2/saluja.html
Skolplan för Göteborgs Stad 2001-2004. (2001, June 20). Retrieved April 2, 2003, from http://www.users.one.se/nytorpsskosidor/styrelse/lankar/skolplan.pdf
Shepard, L., Kagan, S.L., & Wurtz, E. (Eds.). (1998). Principles and Recommendations for Early Chilhood Assessments. Washington, DC: National Education Goals Panel.
SOU. (1972). Förskolan del 1 och 2 [The Preschool, Volumes 1 and 2]. Stockholm: Allmänna Förlaget.
SOU. (1975). Utbildning I samspel [Education for relationships]. Stockholm: Allmänna Förlaget.SOU. (2000:1). Report of the Government Commission on Swedish Democracy. Stockholm: Utbildningsdepartment.
Warmoth, A. (2000). Social Contructionist Epistemology. Retrieved May 14, 2003, from http://www.sonoma.edu/psychology/307/epistemology.html
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2005-11-15
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McKenna, D. (2005). Documenting Development and Pedagogy in the Swedish Preschool: the Use of the Portfolio as a Vehicle for Reflection, Learning and Democracy. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 12(1), 161–184. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v12i1.188
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