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- Title
Attending to the Small Stuff: Notes from an Observational Study of Neighbourhood Programmes for Very Young Children and Their Caregivers.
- Authors
Stooke, Rosamund; McKenzie, Pamela J.
- Abstract
This article presents findings from an observational study of neighbourhood programmes for very young children and their caregivers in two Canadian cities. Our findings suggest that some important work done in programmes would not be easily captured by traditional approaches to evaluation. By paying attention to what actually happened in programmes, we identify ways in which seemingly inconsequential actions and taken-for-granted practices facilitated and constrained the creation of children's and caregivers' learning opportunities and access to social support. In particular the article recommends that leaders pay close attention to ways that informal social interaction among caregivers can serve as a context in which social inclusion and exclusion are produced.
- Subjects
CANADA; CAREGIVER-child relationships; SCIENTIFIC observation; ATTENTION-seeking; CAREGIVER attitudes; CHILD care; SOCIAL interaction; SOCIAL integration programs
- Publication
Canadian Children, 2010, Vol 35, Issue 2, p4
- ISSN
0833-7519
- Publication type
Article