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Developing Children´s Participation through Research and Reflective Practices
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Abstract
This paper is based on an early childhood education development project in the Helsinki Metropolitanarea Finland. Development in 21 research day care centres was implemented by reflective practiceswithin everyday activities. Therefore this study has both practical and theoretical interests. As anexample of reflective practice, we describe and examine the development process for facilitatingchildren´s participation during 2009-2011. The data of evolving participation were collected with asurvey implemented twice in both 2010 and 2011. Based on the results, children´s participation hasproceeded in various daily activities. The reflective development of participatory practices has beenconsidered as a common problem solving process, where all participants can use their professionalexpertise to create better early childhood education for children and with children.