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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... perspectives on making early childhood curriculum (for this reason I have settled on the conceptual framework of conforming, reforming and transforming approaches to a topic to position different perspectives on each topic);. •. providing ...
... perspectives on parent involvement in early childhood' (with Patrick Hughes) and 'Preschool children's perspectives on equity and social diversity'. INTRODUCTION Critical reflection in early childhood teaching and learning The ...
... perspectives of the child as a learner. For example, in South Australia early childhood practitioners are advised to base their pedagogy on a constructivist view of the learner. However, not all mandated curriculum explicitly labels its ...
... perspectives on knowledge have introduced additional understandings of what critical reflection looks like (for example, Parker 1997; Ryan and Ochsner 1999; Campbell et al. 2000). Postmodern perspectives on critical reflection emphasize ...
... perspectives to bear on their teaching;. •. create change in their teaching practices and knowledge base;. •. reflect deeply on major issues connected to what they do and why. This book hopes to assist early childhood professionals – novice ...
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 |