Early education transformed / edited by Lesley Abbott and Helen Moylett.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A vision for the future : reforming or transforming? / Helen Moylett and Lesley Abbott -- Inspecting the future / Rosemary Peacocke -- The good, the bad and the possible? : linguistic and cultural diversity : changing perceptions and practices / Caroline Barratt-Pugh -- In praise of inspired and inspiring teachers / Tina Bruce -- Quality and professionalism in early childhood / Christopher Ball -- Another way of seeing : perceptions of play in a Steiner kindergarten / Mary-Jane Drummond -- Protecting playfulness / Rod Parker-Rees -- The search for expertise : the importance of the early years / John Abbott -- Valuing young children / Tricia David -- Accounting early for lifelong learning / Christine Pascal and Tony Bertram -- Musings from a nursery inspector and letters from a pupil 1990-98 / Margaret Stevens -- Planetary influences / Mark Vandevelde -- "If this was on the computer we could hear the lion go roar" : information and communications technology in early years education / Paul Baker -- Early childhood institutions as a democratic and emancipatory project / Peter Moss -- Early childhood education in the postmodern world / Philip Gammage -- The role of research in explaining the past and shaping the future / Kathy Sylva -- Young children and their families : creating a community response / Gillian Pugh -- Drawing the threads together / Lesley Abbott and Helen Moylett.

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