Negotiating Curriculum with Seven Year Olds
Abstract
ABSTRACTThis paper is concerned with the notion of negotiating curriculum with an infants class in the environmental studies area. It explains the process the children went through and then discusses child and teacher roles within the program, evaluation of the program and the assumptions underlying the concept of negotiation and collaboration.
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