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Promoting Participatory Learning and Creative Thinking in Finnish ECEC – A Review of Five Arts Pedagogical Case Studies
Authors: Ruokonen Inkeri
Editors: Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Jonna Kangas, Susanne Garvis
Publication year: 2022
Book title : Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care : A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice
Series title: arly Childhood Research and Education: An Inter-theoretical Focus
Volume: 1
First page : 115
Last page: 131
Number of pages: 16
ISBN: 978-3-030-95511-3
eISBN: 978-3-030-95512-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95512-0_9
Web address : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-95512-0_9
Chapter presents research-based arts pedagogical learning projects and discusses the challenges and future recommendations of Finnish education system, early childhood education and care (ECEC) arts pedagogy on the core curriculum learning area of diverse forms and expression in early childhood teacher education. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the perceived challenges concerning the early childhood arts pedagogy and to make recommendations based on a reflective review of five case studies related to the topic. Five case studies are reviewed to promote new trends in the arts and creativity education of Finnish early childhood pedagogy and teacher education. According to results “Design learning” approach seem to be working well in practice and offering space for community-based creativity in arts pedagogical studies. Early childhood teacher education programmes should promote creative arts pedagogical studies that use collaborative, participatory and playful learning methods. There is also a need for specialization in and in-service training studies of early childhood arts education.