Meeting the Child in Steiner Kindergartens : An Exploration of Beliefs, Values and Practices

ISBN-13: 9780415603911 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 152 str.

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Opis

This title shows how Steiner kindergarten philosophy and practice differs from approaches found in many nursery and reception classes, particularly with regards to assessment, encouraging readers to engage in critical reflection on their own practice as early years professionals.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: ways of knowing children  2. Looking inside the kindergarten: the apple press  3. Mixed age structure, the family model and the developing child  4. How the Steiner kindergarten environment helps adults and children to get to know each other  5. Imagination in Steiner early years: practices and potential purposes  6. Doing is learning: the domestic arts and artistic activities  7. Carolyn’s voice  8. The work of the teacher: key themes and absences  8. Reading the book of the child: the Steiner teacher’s inner work and its relationship to child observation  9. "Hello, Billy the gnome!" When life is not weighed or scored

O autorze

Rod Parker-Rees is Coordinator of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Plymouth, UK.