Work discussion in English nurseries: reflecting on their contribution so far and issues in developing their aims and processes; and the assessment of their impact in a climate of austerity and intense audit
Elfer, Peter, Dearnley, Katy and Wilson, Dilys (2018) Work discussion in English nurseries: reflecting on their contribution so far and issues in developing their aims and processes; and the assessment of their impact in a climate of austerity and intense audit. Infant Observation, 21 (2) . pp. 189-203. ISSN 1369-8036 [Article] (doi:10.1080/13698036.2019.1566016)
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Abstract
In this paper, we argue for the past and continuing relevance of Work Discussion, as a model of professional reflection for nursery practitioners, which is attentive to emotional experience in work relationships.
The development of Work Discussion in English nurseries is described with illustrations, from a psychoanalytic perspective, of aspects of the processes of discussion and their underlying dynamics; and we also explore the introduction of Work Discussion to the training regimen of early years’ teachers.
Finally, the paper summarises the key findings arising from an evaluation of Work Discussion sessions, with nursery practitioners working with vulnerable two-year -olds, held at weekly intervals for a year, and facilitated jointly by early years’ care and education specialists together with child psychotherapists.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords (uncontrolled): | Applied Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Health and Education |
| Item ID: | 26136 |
| Notes on copyright: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Infant Observation on 24/01/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13698036.2019.1566016 |
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| Depositing User: | Jisc Publications Router |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2019 11:20 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2022 19:57 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/26136 |
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