Pioneers in Early Childhood Education: The Roots and Legacies of Charlotte Mason, Rachel and Margaret McMillan, Maria Montessori and Susan Isaacs

ISBN-13: 9780367340544 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 200 str.

Patricia Giardiello

Opis

Charlotte Mason, Rachel and Margaret McMillan, Maria Montessori and Susan Isaacs have had a major impact on contemporary early years curriculum theory and practice. This book introduces the ideas and writings of these key early thinkers in early childhood education and show how they relate to quality early years provision today.

Spis treści

Introduction   PART 1. The early influences  1. From Plato to Froebel  PART 2. A history of connections in early childhood education: Five key women pioneers – their roots and legacies  2. Charlotte Mason  3. Rachel and Margaret McMillan  4. Maria Montessori  5. Susan Isaacs  PART 3. Contemporary Perspectives  6. The pioneers’ legacies to UK and international policy on early childhood education  7. A Foucauldian perspective of legacies as a "regimes of truth" in the context of neoliberal accountability

O autorze

Patricia Giardiello has been involved in the field of early childhood education during the last four decades, both in schools and higher education. As a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, her involvement in teaching and learning extends across undergraduate and postgraduate study. Patricia’s current interests include principled pedagogical approaches to early childhood education, children’s voice, and intergenerational learning.