Introducing the Project Approach and Use of Visual Representation to Early Childhood Education in Bhutan

Title
Introducing the Project Approach and Use of Visual Representation to Early Childhood Education in Bhutan
Publication Date
2011
Author(s)
Brooks, Margaret
Wangmo, Tshering
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Illinois, Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP)
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:12297
Abstract
This article describes a collaborative action research project that followed two teachers and their students in a primary school in the Paro valley of Bhutan as they began to implement the Project Approach and promote children's use of visual representation. The article begins with a description of the primary education system and teacher preparation in Bhutan and goes on to discuss a professional development workshop that led to the action research project. The article then describes two projects undertaken by classes of 6- to 7-year-olds at Taju Primary School, including photographic documentation. The article concludes with a discussion of the benefits of project work for all involved.
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Citation
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 13(1), p. 1-37
ISSN
1524-5039
Start page
1
End page
37

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