Qualitative Research in Education
Vol. 13 No. 3 : June
The Author(s) 2024

The Construction of the Pedagogical Space from the Narratives of the Early Childhood Education Teachers

Antonio Giner-Gomis1, Marcos Jesús Iglesias-Martínez1 & Inés Lozano-Cabezas1

Abstract

Environments or learning spaces in school classrooms contribute to the improvement of educational processes. Specifically, in the Early Childhood Education, teachers can design learning spaces, which fosters an environment of safety and autonomy for the students of the Early Childhood Education. This study explores the teachers' narratives concerning the meanings they assign to the school space, the criteria by which they design and transform it, and its connection to model of educational. We have collected 34 stories of pre-primary education teachers through a semi-structured interview in which they had to reflect on this pedagogical design. As most relevant result we identify a model sustained under constructivist or cognitive criteria, rather than a dialogical one. We conclude that this epistemological perspective of the construction of the school environment should be oriented towards a more participatory and co-constructed model of the educational space.

Keywords

Classroom space, early childhood, learning communities, narrative inquiry

Literature Review

Conclusion

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