Open AccessThinking With Time in Early Childhood
Author(s) -
Anastasia Butcher
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of childhood studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2371-4115
pISSN - 2371-4107
DOI - 10.18357/jcs.v40i3.15169
Subject(s) - narrative , agency (philosophy) , documentation , sociology , context (archaeology) , early childhood , epistemology , creativity , power (physics) , aesthetics , psychology , developmental psychology , social science , art , social psychology , history , literature , computer science , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , programming language
This article contributes to the existing literature on the concept of time in the context of early childhood, highlighting its complexity. Using four narratives, it demonstrates how different conceptualizations of time influence practice, having the power to either restrict and constrain or enrich and provide opportunities for experimentation and creative expression. After challenging narrow conceptualizations of time, the article engages with the writings of feminist theorist Elizabeth Grosz, feminist physicist Karen Barad, and anthropologist Tim Ingold, who view time as a creative force that has agency. The article also explores ways of using documentation in early childhood settings when viewing time as a process and as a creative flow.