An introduction to early childhood studies / 
 Early childhood studies 
Edited by Sacha Powell & Kate Smith. 
 - 4th edition. 
 - xxii, 318 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Perspectives on Childhood : --  Childhood in Different Cultures /  Childhood through the Ages /  Sociology of Childhood /  The Globalisation of Early Childhood Education and Care /  Childhood in the Digital Age /  The Developing Child : --  Thinking and Cognitive Development in Young Children /  Babies' and Young Childrens' Social and Emotional Development /  Language Development in the Young Child /  Play and Development in Early Childhood /  Cultural-Historical Theories of Child Development /  Policy and Provision for Young Children : --  Early Childhood Policy and Services /  Children's Rights and the Law /  Early Childhood Education (ECE) /  Child Welfare and Protection /  Children's Health and Wellbeing /  Inclusive Policy and Practice /  Developing Effective Practice : --  Observing Children to Improve Practice /  Undertaking Research with Young Children /  Is Working Together Working? /  Effective Early Childhood Leadership /  Early Childhood Education for Sustainability /  Opening Pandora's Box: Postmodernist Perspectives of Childhood /  Joanne Westwood --  Yordanka Valkanova --  Nigel Thomas --  Helen Penn --  Jackie Marsh --  Ruth Ford --  Tricia David with Sacha Powell --  Thea Cameron-Faulkner --  Justine Howard --  Marilyn Fleer --  Sonia Jackson --  Nigel Thomas --  Iram Siraj-Blatchford --  Dendy Platt --  Sally Robinson --  Siobhan O'Connor --  Helen Moylett --  Alison Clark --  Angela Anning --  Carol Aubrey --  Nicola Kemp --  Jayne Osgood.  Part I.  Part II.  Part III.  Part IV. 
<br/><br/> This is a comprehensive text that will provide an introduction to the main theories and issues within the field of early childhood studies. The book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach and pulls together all the key themes involved in the study of young children and childhood. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1473974836 9781473974838 1473974828 9781473974821 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017938915 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Early childhood education--Textbooks.<br/>Child development--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1139.23  / .I71 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.23071