Full Description
For students of Early Childhood Studies, questions are as important as answers.
What is childhood? Is childhood the same in all cultures?
How do children grow and develop?
What space do we make for children in our society?
How do adults approach risk and what does this mean for children? Can children's play be planned by adults?
Early Childhood Studies tackles these questions and more. It explores the why, how and what of studying and working with young children and their families, considering how a range of theories can help us to identify useful questions.
This is a comprehensive, up-to-date, challenging and accessible core text for the Early Childhood Studies course. Throughout, key theories and research findings are highlighted and explored to help link theory and practice. It covers the important themes of child development, communication, wellbeing, observation, working with parents, inclusive practice, leadership and research. This fourth edition has been fully updated throughout and includes new chapters on children and risk, inclusive learning environments, play and adults' concepts of childhood.
Contents
Introduction - Rod Parker-Rees
Understanding children's development - Becky McKenzie
Play - Mandy Andrews
Developing Communication - Rod Parker-Rees
Children's well-being and spirituality - Philip Selbie and Becky McKenzie
Observing Children - Karen Wickett and Mandy Andrews
Working with parents - Marie Lavelle
Providing enabling environments - Philip Selbie and Karen Wickett
Tackling inequalities in the early years - Ulrike Hohmann
Inclusive Practice in the early years - Mandy Andrews and Sofia Chanda-Gool
Working with Colleagues - Caroline Leeson and Valerie Huggins
Leadership in Early Childhood settings - Caroline Leeson and Valerie Huggins
Adults' Concepts of Childhood - Rod Parker-Rees
The benefits of comparison - Ulrike Hohmann
Children's well-being in the developing world - Rebecca Carter Dillon and Valerie Huggins
The Research, Policy, Practice triangle - Verity Campbell-Barr
In praise of reflective practice - Caroline Leeson
Research projects in Early Childhood Studies - Ulrike Hohmann and Christoforos Mamas
Action Research - Ulrike Hohmann and Karen Wickett
