TY - BOOK AU - Powell,Sacha AU - Smith,Kate TI - An introduction to early childhood studies SN - 1473974836 AV - LB1139.23 .I71 2018 U1 - 305.23071 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Los Angeles, CA PB - SAGE KW - Early childhood education KW - Textbooks KW - Child development N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I; Perspectives on Childhood : --; Childhood in Different Cultures; Joanne Westwood --; Childhood through the Ages; Yordanka Valkanova --; Sociology of Childhood; Nigel Thomas --; The Globalisation of Early Childhood Education and Care; Helen Penn --; Childhood in the Digital Age; Jackie Marsh --; Part II; The Developing Child : --; Thinking and Cognitive Development in Young Children; Ruth Ford --; Babies' and Young Childrens' Social and Emotional Development; Tricia David with Sacha Powell --; Language Development in the Young Child; Thea Cameron-Faulkner --; Play and Development in Early Childhood; Justine Howard --; Cultural-Historical Theories of Child Development; Marilyn Fleer --; Part III; Policy and Provision for Young Children : --; Early Childhood Policy and Services; Sonia Jackson --; Children's Rights and the Law; Nigel Thomas --; Early Childhood Education (ECE); Iram Siraj-Blatchford --; Child Welfare and Protection; Dendy Platt --; Children's Health and Wellbeing; Sally Robinson --; Inclusive Policy and Practice; Siobhan O'Connor --; Part IV; Developing Effective Practice : --; Observing Children to Improve Practice; Helen Moylett --; Undertaking Research with Young Children; Alison Clark --; Is Working Together Working?; Angela Anning --; Effective Early Childhood Leadership; Carol Aubrey --; Early Childhood Education for Sustainability; Nicola Kemp --; Opening Pandora's Box: Postmodernist Perspectives of Childhood; Jayne Osgood N2 - 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 ER -