This article presents the Mosaic approach described in Alison Clark’s paper Talking and listening to children. The Mosaic approach developed as a multi-method model. It is important to include a range of methods in order to allow children with different abilities and interests to talk about details of their daily lives in an institution for young children. The Mosaic approach consists of observation, child conferencing, using cameras, tours, mapmaking, and interviews with staff and parents. Different examples of Clark’s application ofudthe Mosaic approach in her research in an early childhood institution are discussed in the article. They demonstrate young children’s participation in research, in which adults try to understand their point of view. The Mosaic approach is a collaborative process where adults and children search for meaning together.
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