E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment

E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment

This paper considers the role of eportfolios as an online tool intended to foster greater engagement between parent, teacher and child in early education settings. Drawing on New Zealand based research, I will critically examine the introduction of this technology as more than an addition into alrea...

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Main Author: Gallagher Aisling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-06-01
Series:Pedagogický Časopis
Subjects:
eportfolios
relational space
ant
virtual landscape of ecec
governing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jped-2018-0002
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spelling doaj-32b0ddfb70604ab0965a8ce3b0ed0ce02021-09-06T19:41:48ZengSciendoPedagogický Časopis1338-21442018-06-0191234410.2478/jped-2018-0002jped-2018-0002E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environmentGallagher Aisling0Massey University, School of People, Environment and Planning, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Private Bag 11222, New ZealandThis paper considers the role of eportfolios as an online tool intended to foster greater engagement between parent, teacher and child in early education settings. Drawing on New Zealand based research, I will critically examine the introduction of this technology as more than an addition into already existing ECEC services. Rather, I will highlight the generative impact it has in facilitating new kinds of relations between parents, teachers and managers, within what I term an emergent ‘virtual landscape of ECEC’. Ultimately I argue that this landscape is shaped by asymmetries of power, which allow for processes of subjectification and governing in ECEC to occur in new ways.https://doi.org/10.2478/jped-2018-0002eportfoliosrelational spaceantvirtual landscape of ececgoverning
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E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
Pedagogický Časopis
eportfolios
relational space
ant
virtual landscape of ecec
governing
author_facet Gallagher Aisling
author_sort Gallagher Aisling
title E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
title_short E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
title_full E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
title_fullStr E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
title_full_unstemmed E-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
title_sort e-portfolios and relational space in the early education environment
publisher Sciendo
series Pedagogický Časopis
issn 1338-2144
publishDate 2018-06-01
description This paper considers the role of eportfolios as an online tool intended to foster greater engagement between parent, teacher and child in early education settings. Drawing on New Zealand based research, I will critically examine the introduction of this technology as more than an addition into already existing ECEC services. Rather, I will highlight the generative impact it has in facilitating new kinds of relations between parents, teachers and managers, within what I term an emergent ‘virtual landscape of ECEC’. Ultimately I argue that this landscape is shaped by asymmetries of power, which allow for processes of subjectification and governing in ECEC to occur in new ways.
topic eportfolios
relational space
ant
virtual landscape of ecec
governing
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jped-2018-0002
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