Overview

Looking for Home: A Phenomenological Study of Home in the Classroom contains stories of children who seek ""a home"" in the classroom. The book focuses on the extraordinary in the ordinary moments with children in the day-to-day life in the classroom. Sinclaire blends stories of her classroom with remembrances of children to describe vividly the range of learning possible for children, teachers, and parents when the classroom is viewed as a place for becoming at home in the world, not solely as a place of instruction. She supplements these real-life vignettes with insights into teaching, learning, and caring for children so that they become reflections on teaching sufficiently significant to support other teachers in the narratives of their teaching.

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Author:   Carollyne Sinclaire
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780791420409

ISBN 10:   079142040
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   12 August 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Looking For Home Souvenir from home The call of home Searching for home Getting back home 2. Being at Home with Each Other My home Creating home for a child Home is finding our self Waiting for an answer Memories of childhood Connections to childhood create a home in the classroom for children 3. The Classroom--A Home for Exploration The atmosphere of home Being in each other's company What I learn from the children Exploring and expanding our home What the children learn from me 4. Becoming at Home in the World Making a home for all Creating their own home 5. The Stances of Teaching Leading and following the children home Standing up for a child Standing side by side with a parent Helping a child stand up for herself 6. Commemoration and Celebration Commemorating a life story Celebrating a new life Home at last Bibliography Index of Stories Index

Reviews

The book is gripping. I wanted to read it straight through. The author reveals herself as an unusually sensitive teacher and writer with very telling insights. - Louise M. Berman, University of Maryland College Park

"""The book is gripping. I wanted to read it straight through. The author reveals herself as an unusually sensitive teacher and writer with very telling insights."" - Louise M. Berman, University of Maryland College Park"

Author Information

Carollyne Sinclaire, former Faculty Associate with the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, is currently teaching elementary school for the Vancouver School Board.

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