This book traces the birth and evolution of the creche in France, England, Germany, Russia and Italy from the mid-nineteenth century to the eve of the Second World War, in an attempt to understand from a transnational viewpoint the history of an institution for very young children that was very different from what we know today.
Between the 1920s and the 1950s, the child welfare movement that had originated as a moral reform effort in the Progressive era evolved into the science of child development.
By bringing together research evidence on effectively supporting parents to engage with their children's early learning, and the role of education professionals in developing partnerships with families, this book focuses on partnerships between professionals and parents to enhance family learning for young children in literacy and other aspects of early learning.
This book presents children's literature as a platform for learning and helping young readers develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to thrive in an interconnected and diverse global society.
This book examines four main areas of music in early childhood: the traditions of music for young children, their capacities for music, the way they make music with others, and constructed and mediated musical childhoods.
This book provides a wide spectrum of research on young children's humor and illuminates the depth and complexity of humor development in children from birth through age 8 and beyond.
This book presents state of the art knowledge aimed at understanding the clinical and socio-cultural factors that affect mental health of children and adolescents.
A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach to outdoor play and learning.
This book sets out a contemporary perspective on music education, highlighting complex intersections between informal, non-formal and formal practices and contexts.
This book examines the idea of 'good education' which is thought to include a scientific and technical component, a mathematical component, a writing component, and an ethical and aesthetic component.
This edited volume illuminates how intimate relations with place can transform early childhood pedagogy by presenting a diverse range of situated place stories.
Ebtisam Ramadan stellt in ihrer Forschungsarbeit die Komplexität der religionspädagogischen Verhältnisse im Elementarbereich vor dem Hintergrund der demokratischen pluralen deutschen Migrationsgesellschaft fest.
Alle Ansätze einer schulbezogenen Sucht-Prävention, die heute nahezu ausschließlich aus einer sucht-therapeutischen Defizit-Perspektive heraus betrieben wird, sind gescheitert.
Working with Babies and Children is essential for all who work with children under three due to its combination of theory and practice, clear writing, and pedagogical material.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
This is the first international and interdisciplinary handbook to offer a comprehensive and an in-depth overview of findings from contemporary research, theory, and practice in early childhood language education in various parts of the world and with different populations.
This book provides significant information regarding the policies and provisions for early childhood teacher education programs in universities in fourteen different countries.
In dieser Studie werden soziale Praktiken rekonstruiert, die der Herstellung, der Aufrechterhaltung und der Beendigung eines Beziehungsgefüges in den Randzeiten institutioneller Kindertagesbetreuung dienen.
`For any teacher or school wanting to set up a buddy scheme, or to explore the possibility of doing so, this book contains some useful suggestions, ideas and guidelines.
Emotional literacy and health and wellbeing have been placed at the heart of good practice by the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, and the Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, and this book provides clear guidance and lots of practical strategies for how to implement this ethos in your setting.
This book analyzes stories of university early childhood faculty members, community activists in southern California, and children and the early childhood teacher education students working with them.
Dieser Leitfaden setzt sich anhand zahlreicher klinischer Fallberichte mit möglichen somatischen Differenzialdiagnosen auseinander und ist somit bestens geeignet für das multiprofessionelle Behandlungsteam psychisch kranker Kinder und Jugendlicher.
