Early childhood care and education

This edited volume provides a critical account of the theories and policies that have informed work in the field of early childhood and explores how they have operated in practice.

This book examines the connections between policy, school experiences, and everyday activities of children growing up in the global city of Melbourne, Australia.

This volume problematizes the intentions of early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS) from two new perspectives - the context of small island states and the bi-directional, intergenerational learning about the environment and sustainability that takes place in a variety of contexts, including the family home and school.

Embracing a multi-modal approach to early literacy, this textbook supports students as aspiring early years professionals with their understanding of early reading for under-fives and the critical links to language, literacy, and learning.

The revised fifth edition of The Early Years Foundation Stage has been fully updated to cover revised EYFS, revised Development Matters and policy shifts in the sector.

This book explores an under-researched but vital part of education: the first year at primary/elementary school.

Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery about what you can do to experience the thrill of helping all young children realize more of their unique potential.

This book provides an interdisciplinary framework for school intervention into child and adolescent maltreatment, highlighting the unique potential for schools to identify and mitigate the long-term impacts of childhood trauma on children's educational well-being.

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Planning for learning in the EYFS is not a simple task.

Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen wie Sie eine gesunde Beziehung zu Ihrem Kind aufbauen können.

This book presents the most recent theory, research, and practice on service learning as it relates to early childhood education.

Drawing on empirical research amongst both Muslim schools' students and parents, this timely book examines the question of 'self-segregation' and Muslims in light of key policy developments around 'race', faith and citizenship.

This book demonstrates how musical activities can support the development of literacy skills for young children aged from birth to 8 years.

Highly regarded experts review the state of the art in cognitive strategy research with an emphasis on the transition from laboratory to educational contexts.

This book provides a highly informative yet concise overview of special education and inclusive education that serves as a valuable introduction to the field.

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.

**Nursery World Award finalist** From a leading voice in the early years community comes an accessible, dip in, dip out guide to all the hot topics in the sector.

This book focuses on the literacy beliefs and practices of parents and children from Asian and Latinx heritage backgrounds.

This book takes a radically new approach to the well-worn topic of children's relationship with the media, avoiding the "e;risks and benefits"e; paradigm while examining very young children's interactions with film and television.

Mirja Kekeritz zeigt in ihrer Studie zum Kooperationssetting Lernwerkstatt auf, wie in den Interaktionen der Übergang und das Zusammentreffen zweier Institutionskulturen bearbeitet werden.

This book studies the many different ways in which the lives of the first, third, and fourth generations intersect and the reciprocal benefits that can accrue from establishing positive intergenerational bonds.

This book offers an accessible and comprehensive new introduction to the subject and practise of creativity in early years education.

By explaining the theoretical context and highlighting relevant research evidence, this book supports a whole child approach to learning in the early years.

Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership?

Just being outside doesn't always guarantee a connection to the natural world.

Sandra Piper unternimmt den Versuch einer Weiterentwicklung der von der modernen Pädagogik entwickelten Theorie frühkindlicher Erziehung und Bildung.

`This book examines the literacy development and assessment of children before the age of five years.

This brand new textbook brings you up to date with all the latest developments and keys issues from around the globe, and helps you understand how these changes are impacting on practice in early years and primary classrooms.

This book is based on the power of stories to support children in all areas of their lives.

The book presented here describes an outstanding attempt, not only to include children's views but to partner with children to develop the concept of well-being and to study the phenomenon as the children understand it.

New Directions for Situated Cognition in Mathematics Education represents the maturation and expansion of the situated cognition theories applied to mathematics education.

Partnerships with Families and Communities empowers pre-service teachers to build partnerships with children, families and communities.

This book considers ethical educational leadership dilemmas that impact the workplace cultures influencing school districts' success.

This book presents innovative strategies for teaching the Chinese language to English-speaking students around the world, using in-depth research arising from a long-running and successful Chinese language teaching programme in Sydney.

In this stimulating and provocative book the editors have drawn together a diverse and international range of respected authors, each of whom has taken a critical approach to the contentious question of how you define and achieve quality early childhood services.

To achieve EYPS, candidates must understand the Early Years Foundation stage (EYFS), and how to put it into practice.

This book concisely explores the distinguishing features of scientific knowledge and research in early childhood education and care (ECEC).

Das Buch will die kooperative Praxis von Schule und Jugendhilfe im Sinne eines aktiven Kinderschutzes fördern.

Discover the profound impact of family relationships on a child's development in this insightful and comprehensive textbook.

This book showcases the quality work that Latin American researchers have done on transition to school in Latin American countries by offering the English-speaking world, first-hand access to some Latin American transitions research, practices, and policies.

In her new edition of this popular book, Cathy Nutbrown presents evidence of continuity and progression in young children's thinking.

This insightful volume is a collection of Dr.

This book explores the construct of empathy and its connection with education.

A practical teacher guide book for teaching spoken English to young childrenEasy to read and full of practical information, Introducing English to Young Children: Spoken Language explains how very young and young children begin to acquire English, suggesting how teachers and parents can 'tune into' young children's developmental needs and support them.

Designed to facilitate professional development and critical reflection in the leadership of services for children and families, this book will enhance the understanding of readers from a range of disciplines and at varying levels of study.