Young children's Participation in Decision Making in the daily life of kindergartens

Project owner

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Studies

Project period

September 2004 - July 2005

Project summary

This study was to start with inspired by working in two international projects: the Comenius project CRIPSIE and a Tempus project on Curriculum Development on Democracy in primary schools and kindergartens in Macedonia. These two projects are now finished. The research methods are questionnaire and interviews. In the late autumn 2004 15 early years teachers responded to a questionnaire re the children's participation in the daily life of their kindergartens. The questionnaire will be followed up by interviews in Bergen and Bitola during spring 2005. The attitudes and values of the adults are important items.