Open Listening: Creative Evolution in Early Childhood Settings: OMEP XXVI World Conference, August 11-13, 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden

Abstract

This article sketches out a philosophy and practice of open listening, linking open listening to Bergson's (1998) concept of creative evolution. I draw on examples of small children at play from a variety of sources, including Reggio-Emilia-inspired preschools in Sweden. The article offers a challenge to early childhood educators to listen and to think and act beyond the status quo. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.