Postdevelopmental Approaches to Childhood Research Observation

This book challenges the developmentalist paradigm and offers new postdevelopmental ways of conducting childhood observations,deconstructing dominant traditions of childhood research.

Format: Hardback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This groundbreaking book challenges the prevailing developmentalist paradigm that dominates research into children and childhood. Instead, it emphasizes the importance of observation as a research method, offering innovative postdevelopmental approaches to conducting childhood observations that are diverse in context and theoretical orientation. By deconstructing the dominant traditions of childhood research, the book provides a fresh perspective on the study of childhood.

Written by esteemed scholars from Canada, Norway, the UK, and the USA, the chapters in this book explore observation in various settings, including the home, nursery, and classroom. Drawing on a wide range of theories, such as feminist new materialism, social semiotics, and posthumanism, the chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including reciprocal methods, photography, childhood art, and memoir.

Through their insightful and thought-provoking contributions, the authors of this book shed light on the complexities of observing children and childhood, challenging us to think beyond traditional frameworks and explore new ways of understanding the world. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and anyone interested in the study of children and childhood.

Weight: 506g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350369733