TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edwards,Susan
AU  - Nuttall,Jocelyn
TI  - Professional learning in early childhood settings
T2  - Professional learning
SN  - 9087907486
U1  - 372.1102 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Rotterdam
PB  - Sense Publishers
KW  - Early childhood teachers
KW  - In-service training
KW  - Australia
KW  - Case studies
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Professional education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Attention has increasingly turned to the preparation and ongoing education of early childhood educators as governments have become increasingly aware of the importance of early childhood education as a key part of educational provision. This collection of case studies in continuing professional learning, drawn from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, raises important questions about the nature and purpose of continuing professional learning in ECE by drawing on theories broadly described as 'post-developmental', including postmodernism, cultural-historical theory, sociocultural theory, narrativity, and critical theory. This book will provide a valuable addition to the libraries of teacher educators, professional developers, researchers, practitioners, and students of early childhood education. Taken as a whole, the chapters provide key insights into the complexities of how adults learn in, and about, early childhood settings, and examines the possibilites offered by reaching beyond traditional developmental views of teaching in ECE."--Back cover
ER  -