Early childhood education : history, philosophy and experience / Cathy Nutbrown and Peter Clough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nutbrown, Cathy, author.

Clough, Peter, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

ix, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition / Cathy Nutbrown and Peter Clough.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, 2014.

Summary:

This accessible introduction to the history of early childhood education emphasises the role of history and philosophy in early childhood practice today. Firmly grounded in current policy from across the UK, the text features a series of imagined conversations with key figures and pioneers, which exemplify various philosophical positions in early childhood. This second edition has been fully updated and revised in line with recent policy changes, and contains new and updated biographies of key pioneers as well as three brand new conversations with historical figures. The book is useful for a range of students of Early Childhood Education or History of Education, from first year undergraduates to PhD students. It will also be incredibly valuable to Early Years trainee teachers, practitioners and policy makers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 A Short History of Early Childhood Education 5

The legacy of history 5

Early childhood education in the UK: A brief history 6

Foundation stones: some key figures whose work has influenced thinking and development of provision for young children 11

Into the twenty-first century: twenty-five years of policy change 17

Understanding recent history: 1988-2013 17

Into the future, learning from the past 18

Part 2 The Pioneers: Their Lives and Works 20

Socrates 22

Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) 23

Jean-Jacques Rousseau 25

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi 27

Robert Owen 29

Friedrich Froebel 31

Charles Dickens 33

Charlotte Mason 35

Rudolf Steiner 37

Sigmund Freud 39

Rachel McMillan 41

John Dewey 43

Margaret McMillan 46

Maria Montessori 48

Alexander Sutherland Neill (A.S. Neill) 51

Susan Sutherland Isaacs 53

Louis Christian Schiller 55

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky 56

Donald Woods Winnicott 57

Jean Piaget 59

Erik Erikson 61

Carl Rogers 64

Robin Tanner 66

Burrhus Frederick Skinner 67

Sir Alexander Bradshaw Clegg (Alec Clegg) 69

Loris Malaguzzi 71

Chris Athey 73

Part 3 Talking of Early Childhood Education: Nine Conversations 75

Conversation 1 So, Who Needs History? / Peter Clough Clough, Peter, Cathy Nutbrown Nutbrown, Cathy 77

Conversation 2 Why Early Childhood Education? / Robert Owen Owen, Robert, Cathy Nutbrown Nutbrown, Cathy 83

Conversation 3 What Motivates Young Children to Learn? / Susan Sutherland Isaacs Isaacs, Susan Sutherland, Peter Clough Clough, Peter 88

Conversation 4 How Do Young Children Learn? / Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, Jean Piaget Piaget, Jean, Friedrich Froebel Froebel, Friedrich 98

Conversation 5 A Policy of Creativity / Alec Clegg Clegg, Alec, Peter Clough Clough, Peter 105

Conversation 6 Looking Back to 'Education' and 'Care'... Challenging Current Policy through History / Susan Isaacs Isaacs, Susan, Maria Montessori Montessori, Maria, Margaret McMillan McMillan, Margaret 109

Conversation 7 Literacy in the Early Years: a Pedagogy of Patience? / Rudolf Steiner Steiner, Rudolf, Cathy Nutbrown Nutbrown, Cathy 112

Conversation 8 Children's Rights and Early Learning / Charlotte Mason Mason, Charlotte, Cathy Nutbrown Nutbrown, Cathy 120

Conversation 9 From God and Church to Awe and Wonder: Spirituality and Creativity in Early Childhood Education / Cathy Nutbrown Nutbrown, Cathy, Peter Clough Clough, Peter 126

Part 4 Linking the Past with the Present 136

1 Children's rights 137

2 The arts and creativity 142

3 Literacy 147

4 Play, learning and pedagogy 152

5 Early intervention 157

6 Home learning and parental involvement in early education 163

7 Inclusion 167

8 Professional development and training 174.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781446267868

1446267865

1446267873

9781446267875

OCLC:

862760262