(In)visible perceptions of objects (‘things’) during early transitions: Intertwining subjectivities in ECEC
| Autor: | Waveney Lord, Bridgette Redder, E. Jayne White, Kathryn Hawkes, Fiona Westbrook |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Early childhood education
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Merleau ponty 050301 education Object (philosophy) Education Phenomenology (philosophy) Aesthetics Perception Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Materialism Psychology 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. :146394912110279 |
| ISSN: | 1463-9491 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14639491211027904 |
| Popis: | Objects in early childhood education (ECEC) experiences have begun to receive a great deal more attention than ever before. Although much of this attention has emerged recently from new materialism, in this paper we turn to Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenological concern with the (in)visibility of ‘things’ to illuminate the presence of objects within infant transitions. Drawing on notions of écart and reversibility, we explore the relational perceptions objects are bestowed with on the lead up to, and first day of, infant transitions. Recognizing the intertwining subjectivities that perceive the object, a series of videos and interviews with teachers and parents across three ECEC sites in Australia and New Zealand provided a rich source of phenomenological insight. Our analysis reveals objects as deeply imbued anchoring links that enable relational possibilities for transitions between home and ECEC service. Visible and yet invisible to adults (parents and/or teachers) who readily engage with objects during earliest transitions, the significance of things facilitates opportunities to forge new relationships, create boundaries and facilitate connections. As such, our paper concludes that objects are far more than mediating tools, or conceptual agents; they provide an explicit route to understanding with potential to play a vital role in supporting effective early transitions when granted visibility within this important phenomenon. |
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