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Critical Childhood Studies
A critical introduction to childhood studies which engages students with the key debates within the field from agency and participation to materialism and embodiment.
Early Childhood Studies
Fully updated in its 2nd edition, this comprehensive and accessible book is a one-stop introductory text for those entering the field of early childhood studies and early years. Scholarly, and engagingly written, it covers all the key contemporary debates from child development, language acquisition and play to professional practice, health and wellbeing and diversity and inclusion. The new edition includes two new chapters on fostering creativity and sustainability. It covers the urgent post-pandemic need for early childhood practitioners to lead the remedial work for the 2020 generation of babies who lost valuable socialisation opportunities and includes discussion of the current 'schoolif...
Nurturing Young Children as Spiritual Beings in a Globalized World
This book brings together leading academics and practitioners to provide research-informed strategies for nurturing young children as spiritual beings. Globalization and performativity have led to a narrowing of education in early years settings and schools, and this book considers the types of knowledge and capabilities children and educators need to address the challenges this presents. The chapters explore and critique existing practices in a range of areas including sustainability, inclusion, relationships with parents, ethics of care, and the role of the arts. Written by contributors based in Australia, Canada, Malta, the UK and the USA, the book offers theoretical discussion and practical strategies to help educators nurture young children's spirituality emphasising holistic approaches and caring relationships as an antidote to current neoliberal discourse.
Why Do Teachers Need to Know About Psychology?
As a teacher, what are my personal, social and emotional responsibilities in supporting pupils with psychological development? Psychology has underpinned educational practice since its inception but understanding what that means in practical terms for educational settings today can seem bewildering. The team draw upon the whole field, covering not only developmental, health, and educational/child psychology, but also organisational and counselling perspectives. Drawing on examples from rural early years settings to large urban secondary schools, this book looks at how psychology can support your teaching practice. It does this by looking at different situations within a teacher's roles and r...
Early Childhood and Neuroscience
A balanced introduction that bridges the gap between current neuroscience research and early childhood practice.
Why Do Teachers Need to Know About Child Development?
Setting the context / Daryl Maisey and Verity Campbell-Barr -- The professional self / Verity Campbell-Barr and Julie Berry -- The need for health and well-being / Maria Dowling and Mary Hodson -- Child development / Rowena Passy and Martin Gilchrist -- Technology education / James Bettany with Rebecca Smallshaw and Declan Barney -- Listening to children / Cheryl Graham and Verity Campbell-Barr -- Professional relationships and collaboration / Jessica Johnson and Norma Goodyear -- Resilience, reflection and reflexivity / Daryl Maisey and Catherine Warnock -- The role of the teacher / Ruth Wood and Claire Jackson with Sandra Bayliss and Nick Usher.
Teaching Social Studies in the Early Childhood Classroom
This textbook develops early childhood teachers' capacity to effectively instruct democratic principles to our youngest citizens. As our world experiences political polarization, pandemics, heightened racial tension, and the evolving awareness of gender and LGBTQ issues this textbook addresses those topics as they show up in the early childhood classroom, offering research informed practical guidance for pre- and in-service teachers. The book is organized around 12 themes, 10 of which are based on the National Council for Social Studies' (NCSS) themes, in addition to the anti-racist/anti-bias curriculum and gender expensive principals from the National Association for the Education of Young ...
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Why Do Teachers Need to Know About Diverse Learning Needs?
Setting the context / Sue Soan -- The professional self and diverse learning needs / Conor Mc Guckin and Carol-Ann O'Síoráin -- Health and well-being / Alan Bainbridge and Alison Ekins -- The learning environment / Lorna Hughes and Nicola Elson -- Technology / John-Paul Riordan and Mark Roberts -- The empowerment of observation and listening / Joy Mower and Teresa Dowling -- Working together / Christian Couper and Sue Soan -- Resilience, reflection and reflexivity / Geraldene Codina and Jon Fordham -- The role of teachers and teaching / Sue Soan and Christian Couper.
Playwork in Practice
"Playwork in Practice introduces the ways that playwork can be used across the children's workforce, including carers, qualified playworkers, parents and other adults. The chapters focus on the following areas where the playwork approach can be applied: behaviour, adult expectations, relationships and inclusion, space, environment and outdoors, age, risk, and resilience, emotions and resilience, health, well-being and gender. Using a reflexive reflective approach, the book offers vivid descriptions of interactions between children and adults in a range of different circumstances and analyses these interactions critically"--
