Shaping Early Childhood: Learners, Curriculum and Contexts"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 curriculum. There are powerful sections on parents and communities ... I particularly liked the stimulating 'ideas galleries' with their statements from researchers, policy-makers and practitioners around the world." This key textbook introduces students and practitioners to a wide range of different approaches to early childhood. It provides practical strategies for developing and implementing early learning experiences that promote excellence and equity for children. The book presents the latest research and thinking about good practice, discusses how various philosophies and beliefs influence decisions in early childhood education, and identifies the key thinkers behind each approach. By examining different perspectives, the book helps early childhood practitioners to navigate their way through competing views, make informed choices, and be critically reflective in their work. In an accessible, lively and user-friendly way, it explores issues such as:
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... goals, such as improvements in literacy and reduction in crime rates (see, for example, McCain and Mustard 1999). As early childhood educators in many countries face increased accountability for the outcomes of their work with young ...
... curriculum that both position current curriculum documents that they work with and transcend them. Acknowledgements If this book achieves its goals, it will in FOREWORD ix.
Glenda Mac Naughton. Acknowledgements. If this book achieves its goals, it will in no small measure be due to the practitioner researchers and colleagues who have contributed so generously to it, to research projects and to discussions ...
... curriculum goals and learning outcomes that guide their interactions with young children. Some mandated curriculum contains explicit perspectives of the child as a learner. For example, in South Australia early childhood practitioners ...
... aims to assist early childhood educators in this process, mindful of the comments that follow: Which approach is the best one ... goals of critical reflection (Ecclestone 1996) and the conditions in which it can transform knowledge. Some ...
Contents
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Part Two Positions on the early childhood curriculum | 111 |
Part Three Curriculum contexts | 245 |
References | 320 |
Index | 341 |
Back cover | 353 |