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Communities of Practice: Art, Play, and Aesthetics in Early Childhood

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Editors:
  1. Christopher M. Schulte

    1. The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA

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  2. Christine Marmé Thompson

    1. The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA

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  • Offers a comprehensive introduction to new ways of thinking about the place of art, play, and aesthetics in the lives and education of young children
  • Combines perspectives on practice and research grounded in contemporary critical and poststructuralist theories
  • Draws on childhood studies, the new sociology of childhood, early childhood education, and art education
  • Includes stories of children experiencing art in social settings, in dialogue with materials, peers, and adults

Part of the book series: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education (LAAE, volume 21)

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Reflecting contemporary theory and research in early art education, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to new ways of thinking about the place of art, play, and aesthetics in the lives and education of young children. Enlivened by narratives and illustrations, 16 authors offer perspectives on the lived experience of being a child and discovering the excitement of making meaning and form in the process of art, play, and aesthetic inquiry.

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Christine Marmé Thompson, Christopher Mark Schulte
    Pages 1-4

  3. Collective Improvisations: The Emergence of the Early Childhood Studio as an Event-Full Place

    • Sylvia Kind
    Pages 5-21

  4. ‘A Cool Place Where We Make Stuff’: Co-curating Relational Spaces of Muchness

    • Jaye Johnson Thiel
    Pages 23-37

  5. “Now We All Look Like Rapunzels”: Drawing in a Kindergarten Writing Journal

    • Leslie Rech
    Pages 39-59

  6. Artistic Encounters: Ethical Collaborations Between Children and Adults

    • Shana Cinquemani
    Pages 61-76

  7. Fighting the Mad King: Play, Art, and Adventure in an Early Childhood Art Studio

    • Marta Cabral
    Pages 77-91

  8. Sensitive and Supportive Interactions: Tuning into Children’s Requests for Help During Art-Making

    • Rosemary Richards
    Pages 93-115

  9. Children’s Play and Art Practices with Agentic Objects

    • Marleena Mustola
    Pages 117-131

  10. Digital Aesthetics and Multidimensional Play in Early Childhood

    • Linda Knight
    Pages 133-151

  11. Beyond Screen Time: Aesthetics of Digital Playscapes for Young Children

    • Marissa McClure
    Pages 153-163

  12. Circumspection in Early Childhood Classrooms: Ontological Forays into Questioning, Being, and Making

    • Heather Kaplan
    Pages 165-183

  13. A Playful Event Awaiting Just a-Stone’s Throw Away

    • Charles R. Garoian
    Pages 185-196

  14. Mothering as a Feminist Aesthetics of Existence

    • Laura Trafí-Prats
    Pages 197-211

  15. The Will-to-Research Children’s Drawing

    • Christopher M. Schulte
    Pages 213-228

  16. Dancing Rainbows, Naughty Rainbows: Reflections on Teaching, Learning and Researching in the Arts with Young Children

    • Patricia Tarr
    Pages 229-236
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Reviews

“Advocates of the arts and play in early childhood have long challenged the narrative of the universal child and contested binaries such as adult/child, play/learning, and mind/body. Communities of Practice: Art, Play, and Aesthetics in Early Childhood is pivotal because it elegantly portrays subtle yet critical shifts in thinking. This collection of perspectives from around the globe poses new questions and offers up fresh perspectives. Each chapter explicates theoretical inspirations and includes stories and images to bring ideas to life. This book is an essential read because it not only challenges conventional thinking, but also sheds light on exciting new pathways.” (Jolyn Blank, University of South Florida, USA)

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA

    Christopher M. Schulte, Christine Marmé Thompson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Communities of Practice: Art, Play, and Aesthetics in Early Childhood

  • Editors: Christopher M. Schulte, Christine Marmé Thompson

  • Series Title: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70644-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70643-6Published: 30 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88972-6Published: 04 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70644-3Published: 08 January 2018

  • Series ISSN: 1573-4528

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-0069

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 236

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Creativity and Arts Education, Early Childhood Education

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