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Questioning ‘voice’ and silence: Exploring creative and participatory approaches to researching with children through a Reggio Emilian lens (2024)
Journal Article
Chicken, S., Tur Porres, G., Mannay, D., Parnell, J., & Tyrie, J. (in press). Questioning ‘voice’ and silence: Exploring creative and participatory approaches to researching with children through a Reggio Emilian lens. Qualitative Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941241234299

There has been much debate around the ‘voice’ of the child in qualitative research. This paper contributes to these discussions by drawing on the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, which emphasizes dialogical encounters that recognize the value of children... Read More about Questioning ‘voice’ and silence: Exploring creative and participatory approaches to researching with children through a Reggio Emilian lens.

Constructing child participation in early years classrooms: An exploration from Wales (2024)
Journal Article
Waters-Davies, J., Murphy, A., Chicken, S., Tyrie, J., & Clement, J. (in press). Constructing child participation in early years classrooms: An exploration from Wales. Children & Society,

This paper addresses the research problem that arises from evidence that, despite supportive policy contexts, enactment of pedagogies that attend to young children’s participation rights in classroom settings is highly variable. We report our explora... Read More about Constructing child participation in early years classrooms: An exploration from Wales.

Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Waters-Davies, J., Tyrie, J., Chicken, S., Knight, C., & Grout, E. (in press). Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales. Education 3-13, https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2023.2276854

This paper addresses the problem of how to achieve process quality in early childhood education (ECE) in a manner that attends to young children’s views. Process quality, the interactional experiences of the child in ECE, is highlighted by the OECD a... Read More about Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales.