Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Theorising Childhood -- 1 Theoretical Frameworks for Childhood -- 2 The Principles of Learning -- 3 Children as Citizens -- Part II The Crucial Beginnings -- 4 Infancy -- 5 Early Childhood Education -- Part III Domains of Learning -- 6 Being and Becoming Sociable -- 7 Language and Culture -- 8 Thinking in Context -- 9 Assessment for Learning -- Part IV Diverse Childhoods -- 10 Making Sense of Gender -- 11 Inclusion of Children with Disabilities -- Part V Sustaining and Nurturing Human Capacity -- 12 Families and Whānau -- References -- Index.