Art & Early Childhood: Personal Narratives & Social Practices

Art & Early Childhood: Personal Narratives & Social Practices Young children are explorers of their worlds—worlds filled with unfamiliar things, first experiences, and tentative explanations. This issue of Occasional Papers invites readers to join a dialogue that questions long-standing traditions of art in early childhood–traditions grounded in a modernist view of children’s art as a romantic expression of inner emotional and/or developmental trajectories. The essays seek to re/imagine the idea of the child as art maker, inquire about the relationships between children and adults when they are making art, and investigate how physical space influences our approaches to art instruction. read Occasional Papers 31 online » Essays by Bronwyn Davies, Beth Olshansky, Edith Gwathmey & Ann-Marie Mott and many more…

The May 2014 issue of CLELE journal (Children’s Literature in English Language Education) is now available online http://clelejournal.org/category/current-issue/.

Have a look – it is open access, with articles on young adult literature, picture books and extensive reading in children’s global language education (EFL/ESL).

Dear Folklore enthusiasts,

We are delighted to advised that the April 2014 issue of ‘Play and Folklore’ is now up on line.  We do hope that you enjoy our latest publication.

http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/53398/play_and_folklore_no.61_april_2014.pdf

Kindest Regards,

Play and Folklore Team
Museum Victoria