Reflecting on the place of dialogue and the nature of adult motivations within early childhood research

Abstract

AbstractBook review: Albon, D. &amp; Rosen, R. (2014) Negotiating Adult - Child Relationships in Early Childhood Research, London: Routledge.This book review focuses on a number of themes highlighted within the book. Firstly, it discusses the authors’ suggestion that Bakhtin can assist researchers in addressing entrenched, authoritative assumptions in an attempt to gain fresh perspectives. It moves on to consider the authors’ view on how researchers might valuably reframe common research activities, in order that research with young children reflects the dialogic nature of research relationships.</p