An ABC of Early Childhood Education: A Guide to Some of the Key Issues

ISBN-13: 9781138019782 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 176 str.

Sandra Smidt;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

This unique and engaging resource describes, critiques and analyses the significance of a wide range of contemporary and classic ideas about how young children learn. Organised in a handy A Z format, best-selling author and early years expert Sandra Smidt:

• Traces back each idea to the roots of how it was first conceived
• Explores its implications for the early years classroom in accessible terms
• Makes connections where relevant to other strands in the field of early childhood education
• Provides examples from her extensive classroom experience and international literature
• Draws on a range of ideas from both developing and developed countries giving the material a truly global focus
• Uses a sociocultural view of learning to underpin the choice or analysis of each idea

Students on early years education courses at a range of levels will find this an essential and enlightening companion text, for use throughout their studies."

Spis treści

Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 L; Chapter 11 M; Chapter 12 N; Chapter 13 O; Chapter 14 P; Chapter 15 R; Chapter 16 S; Chapter 17 T; Chapter 18 Z;

O autorze

Sandra Smidt is a writer and consultant in early years education. She has previously written Introducing Freire　(2014), The Developing Child in the 21^st Century (2013), Introducing Malaguzzi (2012), Introducing Bruner 2011), Playing to Learn (2010) and Introducing Vygotsky (2008) all published by Routledge.