This book presents a critical reimagining of education and educational research in addressing practices of representation and their relation to epistemology, subjectivity and ontology in the context of early childhood education.
Margaret Carr's seminal work on Learning Stories was first published by SAGE in 2001, and this widely acclaimed approach to assessment has since gained a huge international following.
This book traces the early history of the Montessori movement in the United States through the lives and careers of four key American women: Anne George, Margaret Naumburg, Helen Parkhurst, and Adelia Pyle.
This book focuses on the use of guanxi (Chinese personal connections) in everyday urban life: in particular, how and why people develop different types of social capital in their guanxi networks and the role of guanxi in school choice.
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.
Ziel des Sammelbandes ist es, den Gegenstand Kinderzeichnung im Rahmen der qualitativen Forschung stärker zu konturieren, die Spezifik und Eigenständigkeit der Datensorte Kinderzeichnung und deren empirischen Mehrwert an exemplarischen Forschungsprojekten aufzuzeigen und darüber hinaus mögliche Analyse- und Interpretationswege darzulegen.
This edited volume illuminates how intimate relations with place can transform early childhood pedagogy by presenting a diverse range of situated place stories.
This volume provides an up-to-date collection of key aspects related to current preschool bilingual education research from a socio-linguistic perspective.
This book brings together authoritative information about the child/dog bond as it is manifested with family dogs, visiting therapy dogs, and service dogs trained to assist children with disabilities.
This book explores the ethical dimensions surrounding the development of education for sustainable development within schools, and examines these issues through the lens of ethical literacy.
Effective Practice in the Early Years supports students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early years, Early Childhood and related disciplines studying professional practice in the early years.
This book uses case studies of Aotearoa New Zealand policy formulation and practice to explore early childhood education and care (ECEC) as a site for democratic citizenship and social justice.
This book brings together Steiner's philosophical, biodynamic and cultural contributions to education, where 'spirit' and 'soul' are the creative elements in human evolution.
In dieser Studie werden soziale Praktiken rekonstruiert, die der Herstellung, der Aufrechterhaltung und der Beendigung eines Beziehungsgefüges in den Randzeiten institutioneller Kindertagesbetreuung dienen.
This book presents the Preschool Peer Social Intervention (PPSI), a manualized comprehensive social curriculum to enhance peer-interaction for pre-schoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in three key domains: play, interaction, and conversation.
Fully up to date with the SEND Code of Practice this book explores all the key contemporary issues relevant to supporting children with special needs in an early years context.
In diesem Lehrbuch wird das Konzept der Entwicklungsaufgaben als Grundlage gewählt, um aufzuzeigen und verständlich zu vermitteln, wie Entwicklungs- und Lernprozesse pädagogisches Denken und Handeln orientieren und unterstützen.
Dass Kinder in der symbolischen Welt aktiv sind, am gesellschaftlichen Leben teilhaben und soziale Wirklichkeit mitkonstruieren, hat in der Entwicklung des Paradigmas der ‚Kindheitswissenschaften/Childhood Studies‘ die Perspektiven der Wissenschaftler*innen verändert.
Prominent researchers from the US, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Spain contribute experimental reports on language development of children who are acquiring Spanish.
This volume links theoretical and instructional approaches on how reading is motivated and assessed, and examines the interrelationship between reading motivation and achievement among boys and girls in culturally and geographically different settings.
In the early years sector all practitioners are now expected to engage in work-based research, as a means of improving practice and demonstrating leadership.
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 fills a growing demand for contemporary books on Montessori education and how it applies to childhood learning and education in the 21st Century.