Academic Skills in Early Childhood Education and Care : Self-Inquiry, Learning and Writing for Students and Practitioners / by Ita Kennelly, Meera Oke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennelly, Ita.

Contributor:

Oke, Meera.

Series:

Springer Texts in Education, 2366-7680

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Education, Higher.

Educational technology.

Study skills.

Penmanship.

Career education.

Early Childhood Education.

Higher Education.

Digital Education and Educational Technology.

Study and Learning Skills.

Writing Skills.

Career Skills.

Local Subjects:

Early Childhood Education.

Higher Education.

Digital Education and Educational Technology.

Study and Learning Skills.

Writing Skills.

Career Skills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book supports the development of academic, personal, and professional skills for students of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). It aims to demystify aspects of learning and writing practices and can be used by students as a practical resource to enhance their engagement with education and to support their success on their programmes. The book guides students in a range of areas to help their academic development including study techniques, time management, managing groupwork, understanding assessment requirements, academic writing and how to work effectively within a digital learning environment. In addition, the book features a strong personal and professional development dimension which enables readers to engage in a process of self-inquiry as part of their learning. This self-inquiry is important to understanding assumptions about learning and can help students to explore their prior educational experiences and to identify their particular motivations and challenges. The book extends this self-inquiry to support the development of reflective practice which is key to enhancing students' learning and to enabling the ongoing professional development and practice of the ECEC educator. While many ECEC undergraduate programmes offer academic guidance to students, there is a gap for a more embedded academic support which is discipline specific and therefore more closely attuned to the needs of the ECEC student and the emerging needs of the sector. In addition to providing a resource for students and practitioners, this book can also serve as a useful resource for lecturers in the ECEC discipline. Its accompanying site contains downloadable templates from the book which provide a range of activities and prompts suitable for engaging students in thinking about their learning and writing about their professional practice. .

Contents:

Part 1.Introduction

1.Context of Early Childhood Education and Care

2.Why this Book and How to use it Well

Part 2.Self-Inquiry And Tuning In: Self-Awareness, Motivation And Personal Development

3. Self-Awareness for Learning

4.Motivation for Learning

5.Self-Efficacy: Believing and Achieving

6.Growth Mindset: How Perspective can Shape Learning Experience

7.Thriving as Student and Educator: Fostering Wellbeing and Resilience

8.Goal Setting for Learning

9.Self-Inquiry and Learning Superpowers: Two Takeaways

Part 3.Developing Reflective Practice

10.What Reflection is About

11.Definitions and Models of Reflection

12.Working and Writing Reflectively

Part 4.Academic Skills To Establish Good Learning Practice

12.A Space for Learning

13.Time for Learning

14.TURNING UP: A Student Approach to Active Learning

15.Taking Note of Notetaking

16.Reading yourself into the Field of ECEC

17.Groupwork that Works

18.All about Assessment

Part 5.Becoming A Writer With Something To Say

19.Writing Woes and the Writing Process (Introduction to section)

20.Stage 1 Understanding the Brief

21.Stage 2 Writing for Thinking and Ideas - Brainstorming

22.Stage 3 Drafting & Building your Argument

23.Stage 4 Revising for Structure and Key Points

24.Stage 5 Tidying up for Submission: Editing and Proofreading

25.Writing with Integrity

26.Top Tips for Improving your Academic Writing

Part 6.Diving Into The Digital World – Awareness And Learning For The Ecec Student And Practitioner

27. Developing Digital Competencies

28.Digital Awareness and Learning for the ECEC Student

29.Digital Awareness and Learning for the ECEC Practitioner

30.Concluding Remarks & Reflections.

Other Format:

Print version: Kennelly, Ita Academic Skills in Early Childhood Education and Care

ISBN:

9783031595714