Marilyn Fleer

Angela Anning

Joy Cullen

′The authors who have contributed to this book bring a wealth of expertise and a wide range of research findings. This gives the reader the opportunity to link theory with practice in a helpful and illuminating way′ - Early Years Update Praise for the first edition: `...represents an enormously rich body of research and expertise focused on the objective of taking into account the social, historical and cultural dimensions of everyday activities in order to better understand children. ...will undoubtedly be of interest and value to anyone with a similar concern′ - Early Years Journal `...an international state-of-the-art early childhood education publication that sets out research-based evidence and critically links this with theory and practice. It is pitched at the graduate level and beyond. Readers will gain more from the book if they have a thorough base understanding of relevant learning and social-cultural theories and an open-mind to appreciate the perspectives presented in this book′ - Childforum, New Zealand This fully revised and up-to-date edition examines sociocultural and historical approaches to current theories of learning in early childhood education. It sets out research-based evidence linking theory and practice in early childhood settings. Written by leading figures in the field, the book extends a strong and traditional theme - the importance of the child′s perspective and respect for each child′s individual background. Within the context of early years settings, the book is structured around four overall themes: - the dynamics of learning and teaching - the nature of knowledge - assessment - evaluation and quality. This book is essential reading for undergraduate and advanced courses in early childhood studies.

Society and Culture

Early Childhood Education

Kathy Ring

It provides support for practitioners in developing a pedagogy of drawing in Art and Design and across the curriculum, and offers advice for parents about how to make sense of their children's drawings.; "Making Sense of Children's Drawings" is enlivened with the real drawings of seven young children, collected over three years. These drawings stimulated dialogues with the children, parents and practitioners whose voices are reported in the book. The book makes a powerful argument for us to radically re-think the role of drawing in young children's construction of meaning, communication and sense of identity. It provides insights into the influence of media and consumerism, as reflected in popular visual imagery, and on gender identity formation in young children. It also offers strong messages about the overemphasis on the three Rs in early childhood education.

Making Sense of Children's Drawings

This book offers a practical resource to practitioners engaged with conceptualising, planning, implementing and evaluating multiprofessional practice in children's services. The challenges faced by multiprofessional teams are considered in this text and how best to deliver quality services to the client.

Developing Multiprofessional Teamwork for Integrated Children's Services

Association of Teachers and Lecturers

A Response to the SCAA Draft Proposals on Pre-school Education

Key Stage Zero Curriculum

Mog Ball

This book makes the lessons learned from the evaluation of Sure Start accessible to the expanding number of practitioners, professionals, students, parents and other interested parties who will benefit from the reform of children's services through Extended Schools and Children's Centres.

Angela Anning

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