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dc.contributor.authorEriksen, Evelyn
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-22T11:43:38Z
dc.date.available2018-10-22T11:43:38Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-27
dc.description.abstractThe meaning of democratic participation in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) remains vague and difficult to implement. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute to this gap of knowledge by shed light on the meaning of democratic participation in relation to the best interests of the child, by analysing General Comment No. 14 (2013). The research uses theories on democracy in ECEC to discuss the results (Biesta, 2014, 2015; Moss, 2007, 2011; Pettersvold, 2013; Einarsdottir, Purola, Johansson, Broström, & Emilson, 2015). The study investigates how key terms (<i>rights, participation, unity/collective, equality, influence</i> and <i>responsibility</i>) relate to democratic participation. Findings indicate that these terms are used to align with ideas about the “best interests of the child”. Furthermore, the study identified specific groups of children who can be in vulnerable situations and their explicit right to express their views and to influence decisions affecting them in ECEC institutions. I therefore argue that understanding democracy in ECEC must focus on inclusion of children who can be in vulnerable situations because this is in the best interests of the child.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEriksen, E. (2018). Democratic Participation in Early Childhood Education and Care - Serving the Best Interests of the Child. Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 17(10), 1-15. http://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7577/nbf.2319en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1617771
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7577/nbf.2319
dc.identifier.issn1890-9167
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14004
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherHøyskolen i Oslo og Akershusen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEriksen, E. (2020). Prinsippet om barn(et)s beste i barnehage(kon)tekster. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/19835>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/19835</a>
dc.relation.journalNordisk Barnehageforskning
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Education: 280en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280en_US
dc.titleDemocratic Participation in Early Childhood Education and Care - Serving the Best Interests of the Childen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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