Key concepts in early childhood education & care
Title:
Key concepts in early childhood education & care
Author:
Nutbrown, Cathy.
ISBN:
9781849724265
9781848604544
9781412907163
9781412907170
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2006.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Series:
SAGE key concepts
SAGE key concepts.
General Note:
Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.
Contents:
Assessment -- Birth to three -- Brain studies and neuroscience -- Child minding and home care -- Developmentally appropriate practice -- Early intervention studies -- Early literacy development -- Family literacy -- Foundation stage -- Gender -- High scope preschool curriculum -- Heuristic play with objects -- Inclusive education -- Index for inclusion -- Information and communication technology -- Key person -- Media and popular culture -- Montessori method -- Parental involvement -- Persona dolls -- Play -- Quality -- Reggio Emilia approach -- Schemas -- Special educational needs -- Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten -- Sure start -- Te whāriki -- Treasure baskets -- UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Abstract:
For practitioners working with children from birth to the end of the foundation stage, and for students following courses in early childhood education and care, this is an ideal book to turn to as a starting point for learning more about national and international issues in early childhood education and care.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
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