Spaces to Play: More listening to young children using the Mosaic approach
About this ebook
An ideal companion to the bestselling introduction, Listening to Young Children: The Mosaic approach, Spaces to Play draws on the findings of a pilot study which used the approach to listen to young children's views and experiences of their outdoor environment, and used the findings to to inform change. It describes how to adapt the Mosaic approach to work in outdoor spaces, demonstrates young children's competencies in expressing their perspectives and explores the links between listening and learning.
The book also outlines the challenges and future directions for practitioners and researchers in listening to young children.
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About the author
Alison Clark is a Professor of Early Childhood Education and early childhood consultant. Alison developed the Mosaic approach with Peter Moss and is a widely published early childhood academic. Her book Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child (Routledge) was named Professional Book of the Year in the Nursery World Awards 2023. She lives in Orkney, Scotland.
Peter Moss is a Professor at the Faculty of Children and Learning, Thomas Coram Research Unit. He has wide-ranging research interests including services for children, the children’s workforce, democratic practice in children’s services, gender issues in work with children, social pedagogy and radical education. Peter is widely published.
