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1-056 Understanding working theories
Presented by Daniel Lovatt
Format
Recorded Webinar
Recording Date
29th June 2022
Duration
Approx 60 minutes
Price
$35 Per person
What you are going to learn
Working theories are a key learning outcome in Aotearoa New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki.
However, this key learning outcome remains an uncertain concept for many teachers. Deeper understandings of working theories could support teachers to better understand how young children develop them, and then to understand ways to support, extend and foster complexity in children’s working theories.
In this webinar Daniel unpacks the notion of working theories to explain their development and ways teachers can support that development. He draws on his doctoral research, using a sociocultural perspective.
In this webinar Daniel unpacks the notion of working theories to explain their development and ways teachers can support that development. He draws on his doctoral research, using a sociocultural perspective.
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Daniel Lovatt
Programme: PhD in Education
Research topic: Creating knowledge together: Fostering and enriching young children’s working theories
Supervisors: Professor Helen Hedges and Dr Rena Heap
Research topic: Creating knowledge together: Fostering and enriching young children’s working theories
Supervisors: Professor Helen Hedges and Dr Rena Heap
About
When I finished the graduate diploma, one of the last things I said to my professor, Helen Hedges, was “if you ever have any research, let me know”.
A year later, while I was working at a childhood education centre, Helen invited me to be part of a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative project investigating children’s interests and working theories. My time as a researcher began.
I spent 2 years as a teacher-researcher, during which I completed a Master of Professional Studies focused on investigating children’s working theories. I participated in several research projects and continued to be around academics and scholars, and this led me to consider doctoral study. It was a difficult decision in the end because my passion is teaching, and there are already so few men in early childhood education. However, after much discussion with my family, friends and mentors, I decided to make the move.
I spent 2 years as a teacher-researcher, during which I completed a Master of Professional Studies focused on investigating children’s working theories. I participated in several research projects and continued to be around academics and scholars, and this led me to consider doctoral study. It was a difficult decision in the end because my passion is teaching, and there are already so few men in early childhood education. However, after much discussion with my family, friends and mentors, I decided to make the move.
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