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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... programmes for young children should aim to achieve, what ideas should inform them, and what they should look like in practice. Sat among these increasing expectations that early ... early childhood setting. The term 'early childhood ...
... For some early childhood educators local, state, regional or national governments will have clear mandates about the curriculum goals and learning outcomes that guide their interactions with young children. Some mandated curriculum ...
... childhood are central to developing early childhood curriculum. Early ... programmes. Should it be those of developmental theorists or of ... children learn differently from adults? Should early Chapter 01 Reflecting on the learner.
... education for children with disabilities would aim to make them as normal as possible by ensuring that they have 'normal' experiences within the early childhood programme by, for example: •. encouraging all children to achieve the same ...
... early childhood education to 'catch up' in the space race. The result was an emphasis on young children's ... curriculum Behaviourism has had a powerful influence on many early childhood educators' view of learning. The ideas that we ...
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 |