Learning in early childhood : a whole child approach from birth to 8 / edited by Pat Beckley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beckley, Pat.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Great Britain.

Early childhood education.

Early childhood education--Curricula.

Great Britain.

Early childhood education--Curricula--Great Britain.

Early childhood education--Great Britain--Case studies.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages): illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Contributors to this book for pre-service teachers are from fields including education, psychology, and early years teaching. Part 1 outlines theories of how young children learn and stresses partnerships with parents when putting pedagogy into practice. Part 2 describes ways to support young children's learning, covering motivation and self-esteem, inclusion, diversity, and thinking skills. The third section of the book gives advice on organizing the learning environment, with chapters on approaches to play, learning and teaching styles, and leadership and management in the early years setting. Part 4 looks at practice issues such as the social context of inclusive practice and multi-agency working. The book's b&w layout offers learning objectives, case study boxes, discussion questions, further reading, and web links. Beckley is affiliated with Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

part 1. How young children learn

part 2. Supporting young children's learning

part 3. Organising the learning environment

part 4. Issues in practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Learning in early childhood : a whole child approach from birth to 8.

ISBN:

9781446254349

OCLC:

922903878

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.