INFLUENCING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION by Linda Pound
$67.95 AUD
Category: General References
This book offers an academic, critical approach to theories underpinning current practice in early childhood care and education.
DEVELOPING MULTIPROFESSIONAL TEAMWORK by Angela Anning; David M. Cottrell; Nick Frost; Josephine Green; Mark Robinson
$67.95 AUD
Category: General References
Multiprofessional practice in the delivery of services is a central government imperative in the UK and other countries. This book offers a practical resource to professionals charged with conceptualising, planning, implementing and evaluating multiprofessional practice in children's services. The book: ...Show more
INTRODUCTION TO CHILDHOOD STUDIES by Mary Jane Kehily
$65.00 AUD
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Covers developments in children's literature, moral panic around sexual abuse, the impact of media technology on children's lives. This book also covers children's rights and educational provision including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Doing Action Research in Early Childhood Studies by Glenda MacNaughton; Patrick Hughes
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Category: General References
""This is a very useful and practical resource that will help the reader create the structured approach essential to any successful action research project." " Early Years Update Are you worried about doing your early years action research project? Does the thought of choosing the right research questi ...Show more
SUPPORTING TRANSITIONS IN THE EARLY YEARS by Liz Brooker
$62.95 AUD
Category: General References | Series: Supporting Early Learning Ser.
""The text is wide-ranging and discusses different approaches and examples of good practice in supporting transition, from around the world. ... "Supporting Transitions in the Early Years" gives early years practitioners a real insight into the theory that should underpin high quality everyday practice ...Show more
INFORMING TRANSITIONS IN THE EARLY YEARS by Aline-Wendy Dunlop; Hilary Fabian
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Category: General References
Exploring transitions in early childhood from different international perspectives, this edited text considers how the curriculum can better support such transitions and whether policies can better empower children in transition.
Starting School : Young Children Learning Cultures by Liz Brooker
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"This is a unique portrait of a group of working-class families whose 4 year old children start school on the cusp of the millenium in urban Britain. It is a brilliant analysis of ways in which parents, children and teachers strive to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries to come to a common understa ...Show more
Shaping Early Childhood - Learners, Curriculum and Contexts by Glenda MacNaughton
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Category: General References
"This should be essential reading for anyone involved in the training and professional development of early years practitioners...It is an impressive analysis of the historical and contemporary 'big ideas' that have influenced societies ' and practitioners' views of children and the nature of the curric ...Show more
CONSTRUCTING CHILDHOOD by Allison James; Adrian James; Adrian L. James
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This text provides a critical analysis of the social construction of childhood and children's agency. Through an interdisciplinary synthesis combining social theory, social policy and the empirical findings of social science research, it bridges the current gap between theory and practice, offering an i ...Show more
EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT WHY WHAT AND HOW by Catherine E. Snow (Editor); Susan B. Van Hemel; Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children Staff (Contribution by); Board on Children, Youth and Families Staff; Board on Testing and Assessment Staff; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Staff; National Academies (U.S.) Staff; National Research Council Staff
$86.00 AUD
Category: General References
The assessment of young children's development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school readiness of all young children, especially children from economically disadvantaged homes and communities and children wit ...Show more
HELPING THE AGGRESSIVE CHILD HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT CHIL by Alan Train
$29.95 AUD
Category: General References | Series: Human Horizons Ser.
Lifelong Kindergarten - Cultivating Creativity Through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play by Mitchel Resnick; Ken Robinson (Foreword by); Ken Robinson
$37.00 AUD
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In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (e ...Show more