This book provides a revitalised account of the study of children's drawing by outlining a departure from existing approaches privileging developmentalist accounts and presenting drawing as a specialised human endeavour separated from other material entanglements constituting children's everyday experiences.
This book provides a refreshing look at kindergarten teachers' practical knowledge and their context-specific reasoning of the usefulness of constructivism from a culturally emic perspective.
Twenty-five years ago there was increasing optimism in policy, curriculum and research about the contribution that technology education might make to increased technological literacy in schools and the wider population.
This edited book provides an overview of unstructured and structured play scenarios crucial to developing young children's awareness, interest, and ability to learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in informal and formal education environments.
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 draws on detailed case studies from three very different countries and school systems to explore the early adolescent learner and the middle years of learning, both of which are often overlooked in the literature.
Frühpädagogische Fachkräfte sehen sich gegenwärtig umgreifenden Transformationen ihres Arbeitsfeldes gegenüber: Verbunden mit einem ‚neuen Blick auf das Kind‘ verändern sich bildungspolitische Vorgaben, Konzeptionalisierungen frühkindlicher Bildungsprozesse, pädagogische Handlungseinsätze und Ausbildungskonzepte.
Das Werk beschreibt verständlich und auf dem neuesten wissenschaftlichen Stand das aktuelle Wissen zur Vermeidung von Infektionskrankheiten in Kindertagesstätten.
Many parts of the world are experiencing rapid demographic restructuring, resulting in an ageing population with increasingly significant work and care pressures on cohorts less able or willing to provide support.
This collection addresses issues related to families and transition, and pays special attention to the transition to school, the effect of this on the family, as well as the effect of the family on that transition.
This book is the first comprehensive investigation of interlanguage pragmatic issues in a primary school context that is based on both primary school teachers' statements on their own teaching realities, views and preferences, and a thorough investigation of materials used by teachers and recommended by teacher educators in the state the primary schools are located in.
'The book gives excellent insight of current Early Years topics by covering international educational approaches and discussing the need to professionalise the sector.
Covering all the key themes, different theoretical views and approaches to studying childhood and early childhood, this book guides you through your course, telling you exactly what is expected of you throughout your studies.
' The book shows you how to confidently intergrate music into circle time and will be a useful addition to many teachers' resources'-Early Years Update '[A]n excellent resource for all teachers looking to introduce music to children aged from four to seven-years-old.
Die Lissabon-Strategie wurde im Jahre 2000 von den Staats- und Regierun- chefs der EU-Mitgliedstaaten ins Leben gerufen mit dem Ziel, die EU bis zum Jahr 2010 zur „wettbewerbsfähigsten und dynamischsten wissensbasierten Wi- schaft der Welt“ zu machen.
Teaching and Learning Communication, Language and Literacy is a comprehensive guide to the teaching and learning of communication, language and literacy in the foundation stage (3-5 years).
We live in a world that is transitioning from focus on early childhood education within individual countries into a global perspective that considers how early childhood education is conducted in many diverse cultures and environments.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
'This book is a welcome addition to the field of Early Childhood studies and would appeal to both students and professionals working with children and families in any area.
This volume explores how children's rights has influenced research with children and how research can in turn shape policies and practices to enhance children's rights.
