Early childhood services : theory, policy and practice / edited by Helen Penn.
Material type: TextPublisher: Buckingham : Open University Press, 2000Description: vi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0335203299
- 9780335203291
- 0335203302
- 9780335203307
- 372.21094 23
- LB1139.3.E85 E35 1999
- LB1139.3.E85 E35 2000
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Book | South Campus South Campus Main Collection | 372.21094 EAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A500035B |
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372.2109 PRO History of early childhood education in Canada, Australia and New Zealand / | 372.2109 PRO History of early childhood education in Canada, Australia and New Zealand / | 372.210922 THE Theories and approaches to learning in the early years / | 372.21094 EAR Early childhood services : theory, policy and practice / | 372.210941 BRU Learning through play : babies, toddlers and the foundation years / | 372.210941 BRU Learning through play / | 372.210941 EAR The early years foundation stage : theory and practice / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. How do children learn? Early childhood services in a global context -- 1. Towards a global paradigm for research into early childhood / Martin Woodhead -- 2. Two sides of an eagle's feather: University of Victoria partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities / Alan Pence and Jessica Ball -- Part 2. What should children learn? Approaches to the curriculum -- 3. Te Whariki: curriculum voices / Margaret Carr and Helen May -- 4. The future of infant education / Marta Mata y Garriga -- Part 3. Where should children learn? Space and segregation -- 5. The Frankfurt kindergartens / Roland Burgard -- Part 4. Who should help children learn? A natural or unnatural profession -- 6. The parameters of training / Peter Moss -- 7. Is working with young children a good job? / Helen Penn -- Part 5. Children as participants -- 8. Discipline and normalization in the nursery: the Foucaultian gaze / Chris Holligan -- 9. What is the use of children's play: preparation or social participation? / Harriet Strandell -- 10. The rights of young children / Priscilla Alderson -- Part 6. Research and practice -- 11. Everything is a beginning and everything is dangerous: some reflections on the Reggio Emilia experience / Gunilla Dahlberg -- 12. Research and practice: is there a dialogue? / Anne Edwards.
"This book explores the relationships between theory, policy and practice in early childhood services. Although primarily focused on the UK, it draws on contributions from Europe and further afield to explore the strengths and limitations of present practices and suggests ways in which new initiatives might be developed."--Publisher's website.
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