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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... Maturationists believe that genetics drives our movement towards adulthood, a movement that proceeds through an orderly sequence of stages, each with its own characteristics or behavioural norms. Maturationist Arnold Gesell believed ...
... maturationist beliefs that to maximize learning we must conform to our inner nature and drives. For example, consider these popular beliefs: •. early experiences determine our futures;. •. the developing child is an incomplete adult and is ...
... (maturationist) early childhood educator should follow nature rather than intervene in it – they should follow natural gender differences rather than intervene to change them. This leads to what Sleeter and Grant (1999) call a 'business ...
... maturationist programme? Ideas summary 2.2 Relationships between educators and children in a maturationist programme A programme drawing on maturationist ideas would have the following features: The educator would: • wait to teach ...
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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 |