ABSTRACT
In exploring the question of children's experience, and how we might take this experience seriously, as well as drawing upon a broadly Deweyan framework, the author have also been guided by two particular approaches. The Reggio Emilia approach makes use of an emergent, child-led curriculum and a form of feedback and review called 'documentation', in which teachers and children together reflect on the children's work. The mosaic approach is a multi-stranded way of consulting with children, developed in particular for working in preschool educational settings. The aim within the mosaic approach is to find ways to give young children a voice. There were, however, specific challenges with using this mosaic approach within the context of informal museum visits, as the children and their families would only be participating during the short duration of their visit, and would not be contacted for follow-up research.
