Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84920-401-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

Reihe: SAGE Key Concepts series

This new edition of Cathy Nutbrown's much loved book explains the key ideas and issues in Early Childhood clearly and concisely, keeping students up-to-date with the latest developments in the field.

There are brand new entries on:

- Attachment

- Babies' learning and development

- Children's Centres

- Citizenship

- Digital Technologies

- Early Years Foundation Stage

- Early Years Professional Status

- Neuroscience

- Sexualities

The rest of the book has also been thoroughly updated and revised, and includes coverage of heuristic play, Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement.

The book offers starting points which provide a clear focus, further reading and discussion of research on thirty-five key topics. It is a must for students following courses in early childhood education and care.

Professor Cathy Nutbrown directs and teaches on Masters and Doctoral programmes in Early Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nutbrown, Cathy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Vorschul- und Kindergartenpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Assessment Attachment Babies' Learning and Development Childminding and Home Childcare Children's Centres Citizenship Developmentally Appropriate Practice Digital Technologies Early Intervention Studies Early Literacy Development Early Years Foundation Stage Early Years Professional Status Family Literacy Gender Heuristic Play with Objects High Scope Pre-School Curriculum Inclusion Index for Inclusion Key Person Media and Popular Culture Montessori Method Neuroscience Parental Involvement Persona Dolls Play Quality Reggio Emilia Approach Schemas Sexualities Special Educational Needs Steiner-Waldorf Approach Sure Start Te Whãriki Treasure Basket United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Über Autor(innen)

Nutbrown, Cathy
Cathy Nutbrown is President of Early Education and Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. Her research over the last 30 years, has focussed on young children’s learning and work with parents to support young children’s literacy development. She won an ESRC Award for Research with Outstanding Impact on Society and a Nursery World Lifetime Achievement Award. She is author of over 150 publications including Early Literacy Work with Families (with Hannon and Morgan, Sage, 2005), Early Childhood Educational Research (Sage, 2019), and Home Learning Environments for Young Children (with Clough, Davies and Hannon, Sage, 2022).