Unknowns and Uncertainty as Productive: Moving Toward Relational Ethics in Teaching and Learning Projects With Children

• In Event: Posthumanism, Postmodernism, and Philosophy

Abstract

We share tensions within our research and teaching projects, as a result of our commitments to teaching and learning with children in ways that create more just present and futures. We draw from critical posthuman and new materialist methodologies to recognize the importance of teaching and researching in ways that share power and are justice focused, as a matter of respect for young children, their ideas, and contributions. We conclude with insights for teaching and research approaches which embrace agency as social and collective, coming into being when we take a relational and critical posthuman perspective.

Authors

• Oona Fontanella-Nothom, California State University - Dominguez Hills

• Hyewon Oh, Growing Place Ocean Park Early Childhood Education Center