Dr Angela Scollan – Self-determined choices are children’s voices. Are we ready to listen?
Wednesday 16th Jul @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
£5
This session aims to discuss the link between self-determined choices of young children and how they are listened to. Self-determination relates to choices that cannot be considered as conditioned by the choices of others, therefore bringing change in their social context, for instance the local context of educational or care interactions (Farini and Scollan, 2019). Self-determined choices can open opportunities for active participation and meet articles 12, 13, 15 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
During the session we will reflect on the following:
- What do children’s self-determined choices look like in practice?
- What does listening look like and feel like?
- How do adults react to the choices children make? Why? How?
- How do adult expectations influence their reaction about the choices made by children?
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How to watch this webinar
- You’ll receive your Zoom link by 5.30pm on the day of the webinar
About the speaker
Dr Angela Scollan is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Studies at Middlesex University leading scholarly work in Children’s Rights and Self-determination, Facilitation, Reflective Professional Development, Enabling Environments, Ethical research with and for young children and Listening Pedagogies. Angela is also a Professor of Pre-school Education at East European University (EEU) in Georgia leading professional progression and training. Angela is currently a co-vice chair for the ECSDN Sustainability Group and was an Executive Trustee at TACTYC for six years. Angela has worked directly with and for children as a Nursery Nurse, Teacher, Pedagogue, Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) Lead Assessor, Mentor, Foundation Degree Coordinator, Early Years Ofsted Inspector, Researcher and Early Childhood Education and Care Trainer. Her philosophy focuses on the child first which transpires from her praxis and Doctoral research as well as from several publications, where children’s self-determination is approached as a resource for children, as well as for adults’, learning.
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