The Institute for Early Childhood Education & Research (IECER) along with Early Childhood Education Graduate Students in the Faculty of Education are proud to host a faculty and graduate student research brown bag series intended to bring faculty, students and the ECE community together to consider inquiry and research across the complex and multi-faceted discipline of Early Childhood Education.
These informal sessions serve as an opportunity for faculty, graduate students and ECE community members to share research ideas, current research projects, and/or experiences pertaining to research. The sessions are casual and collegial, allowing time for presenter and audience to engage in discussion about the topic.
Bring your lunch! Beverages and cookies will be provided.
PRESENTER:
Claudia W. Ruitenberg
Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor,
Department of Educational Studies, UBC
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
TIME:
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
2125 Main Mall, Neville Scarfe Bldg. Room 310
Karin Alnervik, co-founder of the innovative HallonEtt (“Raspberry”) preschools in Jönköping and Huskvarna, Sweden, once remarked casually: “It is important for children to meet adults who like being adults.” In this conversation with colleagues and students in early childhood education, I want to examine the deceptively simple notion of “adults who like being adults” as an example of what philosopher Jacques Derrida has called “an ethic of hospitality.” In previous work I have proposed this ethic as a guiding framework for education, though not yet specifically in relation to early childhood education. Threads of the collective investigation will include: What does it mean to be an adult who “likes” being an adult? What does it mean for adults and young children to “meet” each other? And how do early childhood educators who like being adults enact hospitality for young children?
Contact: joanne.oconnor@ubc.ca or aurea.vericat@alumni.ubc.ca