Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction / joao Fprmosinho and Jan Peeters -- Learning stories : pedagogic practices and provocations / Margaret Carr and Wendy Lee -- Developing pedagogic documentation : children and educators learning the narrative mode / Júlia Oliveira-Formosinho and Joana de Sousa -- Critical reflection, identity, interaction : Italian and Belgian experiences in building democracy through pedagogical documentation / Nima Sharmahd and Jan Peeters -- Pedagogical documentation as a shared experience of understanding childhood / Elisabetta Biffi.

Much more than simply recording events, pedagogical documentation is a revolutionary educational approach that enables practitioners to capture and understand the ways in which children learn and think. Exploring the use of pedagogic documentation across five different cultures, this book offers a unique insight into the conditions and methods through which pedagogical documentation might become an effective means of connecting teaching and learning. By drawing on theory, research-based evidence and practice, 'Understanding Pedagogic Documentation in Early Childhood Education' reveals pedagogic documentation as an instigator for critical reflection on practice, for the creation of new pedagogical approaches and improvements in quality.