Taking the discussion about cultural diversity beyond the usual topics of anti-racism and inclusion but without overlooking these issues, this book considers current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism, and encourages practitioners to utilise their own cultural backgrounds and experiences as a way of developing their teaching.
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 is a collected volume that brings together research from authors working in cross-disciplinary academic areas including early childhood, linguistics and education, and draws on the shared interests of the authors, namely understanding children's interactions and the co-production of knowledge in everyday communication.
With so many new education technologies being developed and made available to schools, how do teachers ensure they select resources that enhance inclusive teaching in the classroom?
Dieses Buch zeigt auf, was ein „PRIMA KLIMA“ für Schüler, Eltern und Lehrkräfte im Schulumfeld bedeutet und welche Faktoren die positive Wahrnehmung schulischer Umwelten prägen.
Der Begriff des Intensivtäters beschreibt einen „kriminologischen Typ“, der sich durch eine hohe Frequenz kriminellen Handelns oder aber besonders schwere Einzelverbrechen auszeichnet.
This book offers new definitions, vocabularies and insights for "e;scribbling"e;, viewing it as a fascinating and revealing process shared by many different disciplines and practices.
Leadership can be a challenging and complex area of practice, but this textbook will be your essential guide, teaching you how to master this important skill and find your professional voice.
Intended to promote the innovative use of technology in education and promote educational advances all over the world, this volume brings together 16 best-practice cases on technology-enhanced educational innovations.
Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom.
This book provides a philosophical, socio-political and theoretical understanding of the notion of Becoming in the context of the related concepts, and in contemplation of the notion of Being.
Every early years practitioner should be able to captivate and maintain the interest of young children in their setting, through the provision of a playful learning experience.
Diese qualitativ-rekonstruktiv angelegte empirische Studie zeigt, dass die Konstruktionen von ‚Behinderung‘ und ‚Normalität‘ in ihren Erscheinungsformen von den Handlungsorientierungen frühpädagogischer Fachkräfte abhängig sind.
Understanding Decision-Making in Educational Contexts presents 'problem cases' confronting school leaders in real settings, and illustrates the multiple approaches that school leaders draw upon to navigate complex and challenging decision-making contexts.
This book explores the implementation of educational policies aimed at addressing educational inequalities and specifically focuses on Luxembourg's pioneering plurilingual education policy in non-formal early childhood education and care.
The role that nurseries play in supplementing family care is an important subject - but in the UK, there is currently little consensus about what nurseries should provide, how they should be run, and who should pay for them.
This book shines a light on novel and less familiar domains of early English language education for children aged 3 to 12, in mainstream and out-of-school settings.
Das Lehrbuch führt in anschaulicher, leicht verständlicher und unterhaltsamer Weise in erziehungswissenschaftliches Denken ein und bietet für Studierende und andere Neugierige den idealen Einstieg in eine der faszinierendsten Wissenschaftsdisziplinen.
In diesem neuen Band der Reihe 'Kinder, Kindheit, Kindheitsforschung' werden gegenwartsbezogene und historische Fallstudien zu Kindern, Kindheit und Familie in Zentralasien, Osteuropa, dem Kaukasus sowie Russland und der Türkei vorgestellt.
This study explores the experiences of women of color who attended an elite, predominantly white public high school in the Northeastern United States through one of three points of entry: as town residents attending their local high school, or as commuter or boarding students via two distinct voluntary racial desegregation programs.
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.
Während das Bild vom Kind im Kontext frühpädagogischer Konzeptpapiere und den Diskursen um Qualität und professionelle Haltung immer wieder als wichtiger Ausgangspunkt pädagogischen Handelns vorausgesetzt wird, finden sich keine empirischen Arbeiten, die sich mit dem Bild vom Kind pädagogischer Fachkräfte befassen.
This book unravels the mysteries of the Chinese school system to enable international scholars to better understand the logic of basic education in China.
This book explores how citizen teachers can expand our capacities to generate more equitable and just spaces with families by working as community organizers.
Dieses Fachbuch vermittelt Erkenntnisse und Hilfen in der Beratung pädagogischer Fachkräfte bei der alltags-integrierten Förderung sozial-emotionaler Kompetenzen bei Kindern in Kindertagesstätten.
Providing high quality play experiences is an essential part of good early years education, but this can pose a challenge for practitioners who face pressure from a more didactic primary curriculum, and from parents worried that their children will fail to acquire essential skills and knowledge.
This international handbook gives a comprehensive overview of findings from longstanding and contemporary research, theory, and practices in early childhood education in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
