He dropped money bags from low-flying biplanes on remote rubber plantations and tin mines, spent nights in deep jungle longhouses, aboard fishing "kelongs" manned by aboriginals far out at sea, in mosquito-infested swamps collecting malarial parasites and on beaches where giant leatherback turtles came to lay their eggs. He accompanied commonwealth troops hunting for terrorists on the Thai-Malaysian border, flew reconnaissance patrols seeking guerilla camps and escorted Field Marshal Templer on his return visit to the country he had liberated from communist insurrection. He met Lady Edwina...
He dropped money bags from low-flying biplanes on remote rubber plantations and tin mines, spent nights in deep jungle longhouses, aboard fishing "kel...
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
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It was a breath of fresh air to see 'contentious' issues dealt with in an enlightened and informative way. We are certain it will move the debate on years!' - "Chrissie Meleady, Sheffield Childrens' Centre
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Looks most interesting and will certainly be very useful' -" Bronwen Cohen, Director, Children in Scotland
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It's a challenging and exciting book and I hope it is widely used' - "Margy Whalley, Director, Pen Green Research, Development and...
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
"
It was a breath of fresh air to see 'contentious' issues dealt with in an enlightened and informative way. We are certain it will move the debate on years!' - "Chrissie Meleady, Sheffield Childrens' Centre
"
Looks most interesting and will certainly be very useful' -" Bronwen Cohen, Director, Children in Scotland
"
It's a challenging and exciting book and I hope it is widely used' - "Margy Whalley, Director, Pen Green Research, Development and...
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
Not only does this book offer a great deal of insight into evaluating early childhood services, it also provides a focal point for those interested in establishing goals, objectives and evaluation criteria for their own early childhood programmes' -" Early Years
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Quality' has become a priority issue for all concerned with early childhood care and education services. Starting from the premise that quality' is a relative and dynamic concept based on values and beliefs, Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services examines how the definitions of quality are established and who is involved...
Not only does this book offer a great deal of insight into evaluating early childhood services, it also provides a focal point for those interested in...
What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together?
The rapid expansion of early childhood education and care means that most children in affluent countries now have several years at pre-school before compulsory education. This raises an important question about the relationship between the two. Whilst it's widely assumed that the former should prepare children for the latter, there are alternatives. This book contests the 'readying for school' relationship as neither...
What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together?...
Taking a broad approach, Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care relates issues of early childhood to the sociology of childhood, philosophy, ethics, political science and other fields and to an analysis of the world we live in today. It places these issues in a global context and draws on work from Canada, Sweden and Italy, including the world famous nurseries in Reggio Emilia. Working with postmodern ideas, this book questions the search to define and measure quality in the early childhood field and its tendency to reduce philosophical issues of value to purely technical and...
Taking a broad approach, Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care relates issues of early childhood to the sociology of childhood, philoso...
Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories, both infused by neoliberal thinking, that dominate early childhood policy making today - the story of quality and high returns and the story of markets, stories that promise high returns on investment if only the right technologies are applied to children and the perfection of a system based on competition and individual choice.
But there are alternative stories and this book tells one: a story of democracy, experimentation and potentiality...
Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories...
Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories, both infused by neoliberal thinking, that dominate early childhood policy making today - 'the story of quality and high returns' and 'the story of markets', stories that promise high returns on investment if only the right technologies are applied to children and the perfection of a system based on competition and individual choice.
But there are alternative stories and this book tells one: a 'story of democracy,...
Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories...
Viewing children as 'experts in their own lives', the Mosaic approach offers a creative framework for understanding young children's perspectives through talking, walking, making and reviewing material with an adult. This book demonstrates how children's views and experiences can stay in focus in early childhood provision. The multi-method approach brings together digital tools with interviewing and observation to enable adults to review current practice and implement change with children. Combining the authors' successful books Listening to Young Children and Spaces to Play...
Viewing children as 'experts in their own lives', the Mosaic approach offers a creative framework for understanding young children's perspectives thro...
Providing an accessible introduction to the seminal 'alternative narratives' in early childhood education, this book clarifies often complex theories and concepts whilst giving examples of how these have been and can be used in practice. Serving as a bridge that leads students and practitioners to new ways of thinking about their practice, it encourages explorations into an exciting and provocative world made up of a multitude of perspectives and debates. Peter Moss draws heavily on the books published in the Contesting Early Childhood series, with their rich theoretical perspectives and...
Providing an accessible introduction to the seminal 'alternative narratives' in early childhood education, this book clarifies often complex theori...
