Description
This work, designed to be used as a basic textbook for student teachers taking B.Ed and PGCE initial training courses: provides an accessible but rigorous treatment of early childhood education, integrating ideas and practice; acts as a springboard for students' further study; arose out of the concerns and needs expressed by students themselves; and has been written from a well-known centre for early childhood studies. Practitioner examples are included throughout, together with selected readings.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Coming to know about children's learning, Shirley Maxwell; Chapter 2 Personality, professionalism and politics: what does it mean to be an early years teacher?, Sue Smedley; Chapter 3 Roles and relationships, Pat Gura; Chapter 4 Working in a team, Lynne Bartholomew; Chapter 5 Home and school: a potentially powerfu1 partnership, Sue Robson; Chapter 6 What We See Depends On What We Look For: Observation As A Part Of Teaching And Learning In The Early Years, Jane Devereux; Chapter 7 Meaningful interaction, Shirley Maxwell; Chapter 8 Working for equality and equity, Sue Smedley; Chapter 9 Special educational needs, Peter Long; Chapter 10 An entitlement curriculum for early childhood, Pat Gura; Chapter 11 The physical environment, Sue Robson;
