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August 9, 2026European Early Childhood Education Research JournalOpen Access

Learning democracy in early education: aesthetic and embodied pedagogies in teachers’ professional learning

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CNCláudia NevesMPMonika PažurJGJuliana Gazzinelli

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Overview

Participatory action research improves teachers' democratic practices through aesthetic and embodied learning methods.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how aesthetic and embodied pedagogies enhance teachers' professional learning for democratic practices in early education.
  • Utilized Participatory Action Research (PAR) design within the Aesthetic and Embodied Learning for Democracy project.
  • Conducted a 50-hour online professional learning course in Portugal and face-to-face workshops in Croatia using storytelling, drama, and movement.
  • Data collection involved reflective writings, forum contributions, visual documentation, and observational records.
  • Teachers developed greater sensitivity to children's perspectives and participation.
  • Enhanced awareness of participation as a relational and ethical practice.
  • Increased willingness to co-construct pedagogical decisions and engage in democratic inquiry.

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Neves et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a782cfa2e1896536c83fb5chttps://doi.org/10.1080/1350293x.2026.2671828
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