Young children's creative thinking / Hiroko Fumoto, Sue Robson, Sue Greenfield and David Hargreaves.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-155) and index.

Introduction / Hiroko Fumoto and Sue Robson -- 1. Creative thinking, social relationships and early childhood practice -- What do we mean by creativity and creative thinking? / David J. Hargreaves -- Creative thinking in early childhood / Sue Robson -- Social relationships in early childhood / Hiroko Fumoto and Sue Greenfield -- 2. Exploring perspectives in early childhood research -- Children's voices: young children as participants in research / Sue Robson -- Involving parents in research / Sue Greenfield -- Researchers and practitioners collaborating on research / Hiroko Fumoto -- 3. Experiences of young children, parents and practitioners -- Children's experiences of creative thinking / Sue Robson -- Parents' experiences of supporting young children's creative thinking / Sue Greenfield -- Practitioners' experiences of promoting children's creative thinking / Hiroko Fumoto -- Conclusions: towards understanding young children's creative thinking / Hiroko Fumoto, Sue Robson, Sue Greenfield and David J. Hargreaves.