Affective Relationships in Flow of Time and Space

Autor: Avis Ridgway, Liang Li, Gloria Quiñones
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Affective Early Childhood Pedagogy for Infant-Toddlers ISBN: 9783030735265
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73527-2_2
Popis: The aim of this chapter is to explore affective pedagogy that unfolds during a mealtime activity setting in a long day care (LDC) centre. Mealtimes are an important activity setting in early childhood education and care and they offer opportunities for educator’s development of affective relationships with infant-toddlers. Findings indicate that educators’ create an affective atmosphere within the flow of time and space of the mealtime activity. Often overlooked, flow and time, are also important components of educators’ affective relationships. Pedagogical strategies such as affective dialogues and encouragement involve educator’s guiding, modelling and encouraging toddlers to taste new foods and helping with cleaning tasks. Mealtimes provide a social environment for affective relationships and connections to be fostered.
Databáze: OpenAIRE