Listening to Young Children's Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice and a Sustainable Future

By putting children’s voices at the heart of early childhood education, this essential textbook will help students truly understand what it is young children are saying and will show them how to support the promotion of the child’s voice.

Through an innovative story-like approach led by the perspective of children themselves, the authors encourage readers to critically consider how careful listening and responding to young children’s ideas and opinions provides exciting opportunities for a new pedagogical approach within education, thereby challenging dominant discourses. By focusing on real-life examples of what children say about things that are important to them, Listening to Young Children’s Voices provides a wealth of ideas and practical exercises to support an understanding of effective listening. Drawing from research and professional experience, and using theory and new conceptual ideas, the authors guide students to develop knowledge and critical thinking skills.

This book makes an important contribution to the discipline of early childhood education. It will be an invaluable tool for those working with and alongside young children, students, educationalists, and policy makers.

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Listening to Young Children's Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice and a Sustainable Future

By putting children’s voices at the heart of early childhood education, this essential textbook will help students truly understand what it is young children are saying and will show them how to support the promotion of the child’s voice.

Through an innovative story-like approach led by the perspective of children themselves, the authors encourage readers to critically consider how careful listening and responding to young children’s ideas and opinions provides exciting opportunities for a new pedagogical approach within education, thereby challenging dominant discourses. By focusing on real-life examples of what children say about things that are important to them, Listening to Young Children’s Voices provides a wealth of ideas and practical exercises to support an understanding of effective listening. Drawing from research and professional experience, and using theory and new conceptual ideas, the authors guide students to develop knowledge and critical thinking skills.

This book makes an important contribution to the discipline of early childhood education. It will be an invaluable tool for those working with and alongside young children, students, educationalists, and policy makers.

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Listening to Young Children's Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice and a Sustainable Future

Listening to Young Children's Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice and a Sustainable Future

Listening to Young Children's Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice and a Sustainable Future

Listening to Young Children's Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice and a Sustainable Future

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By putting children’s voices at the heart of early childhood education, this essential textbook will help students truly understand what it is young children are saying and will show them how to support the promotion of the child’s voice.

Through an innovative story-like approach led by the perspective of children themselves, the authors encourage readers to critically consider how careful listening and responding to young children’s ideas and opinions provides exciting opportunities for a new pedagogical approach within education, thereby challenging dominant discourses. By focusing on real-life examples of what children say about things that are important to them, Listening to Young Children’s Voices provides a wealth of ideas and practical exercises to support an understanding of effective listening. Drawing from research and professional experience, and using theory and new conceptual ideas, the authors guide students to develop knowledge and critical thinking skills.

This book makes an important contribution to the discipline of early childhood education. It will be an invaluable tool for those working with and alongside young children, students, educationalists, and policy makers.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032904979
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/23/2025
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dawn Jones is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Selena Hall is a Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Glenda Tinney is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Zeta Williams-Brown is a Reader in Education at the University of Wolverhampton.

Karen Williams is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Table of Contents

Chapter One - “My teacher, my friend”: Exploring child-teacher bonds

Chapter Two - Busy doing nothing: The importance of pondering.

Chapter Three - “It makes my legs go tired”: The tricky matter of space and time.

Chapter Four - Woodlouse, spider, playdough, paint, mud, water, sand, scooters and more...

Chapter Five - “All the pegs start in the sun”: Pedagogy and Identity

Chapter Six - The importance of Inclusion

Chapter Seven - Conclusion: “I have much to say, how will you listen?”

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