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Early childhood studies : a student's guide / [edited by] Damien Fitzgerald, Heloise Maconochie.

Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, Damien [editor.] | Maconochie, Heloise [editor.].
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California, USA : Sage Publications Inc., ©2019Description: xxxv, 426 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473997950 (pbk).Subject(s): Child development | Child care | Early childhood educationDDC classification: 372.21 Ea76 2019
Contents:
Introduction PART I: The Individual Child -- Rita Winstone Chapter 1: The emergence of Early Childhood Studies: an historic overview -- Heloise Maconochie Chapter 2: The brain and children’s early development -- Fufy Demissie Chapter 3: Children as thinkers: Philosophy for Children -- Karen Daniels & Roberta Taylor Chapter 4: Children as learners: multimodal perspectives on play and learning --Sarah Rawding Chapter 5: Creativity, curiosity and resilience -- PART II: Children Interacting -- Tanya Richardson Chapter 6: Children as communicators: peers and others -- Caron Carter Chapter 7: Children’s friendships -- Eunice Lumsden Chapter 8: Children within the family context -- Philippa Thompson Chapter 9: 'Supporting’ play -- Part III: Supporting Children -- Penny Borkett Chapter 10: Inclusion and participation -- Pam Dewis Chapter 11: Children's health -- Marie Lavelle Chapter 12: The politics of children's services -- Ginny Boyd Chapter 13: Safeguarding children -- Sigrid Brogaard-Clausen, Sofia Guimaraes, Michelle Cottle & Sally HoweChapter 14: Young children's wellbeing: conceptualising, assessing and supporting wellbeing -- Ester Ehiyazaryan-White Chapter 15: Children, families and English as an additional language - Part IV: The Social Environment -- Alison Glentworth Chapter 16: The educational environment -- Heloise Maconochie & Jill Branch Chapter 17: Working with families and professionals from other agencies -- Monica Edwards Chapter 18: Childhoods in a global context -- Jenny Robson Chapter 19: Contemporary issues -- Damien Fitzgerald Chapter 20: Young Children, Childhood and Gender -- Adam Holden Chapter 21: Technology and early digital culture -- Part V: Your Journey -- Jane Murray Chapter 22: Observing and assessing children -- Amanda Hatton Chapter 23: Researching with children -- Karen Barr Chapter 24: Becoming a professional: entanglements with identity and practice --Caroline Leeson Chapter 25: Learning through placements -- Mary E. Whalley Chapter 26: Leading quality practice.
Summary: Student-focused and designed to enhance critical thinking, this new core textbook is mapped to early childhood degrees with a focus on seeing children in the context of the word they live in.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction PART I: The Individual Child --
Rita Winstone Chapter 1: The emergence of Early Childhood Studies: an historic overview --
Heloise Maconochie Chapter 2: The brain and children’s early development --
Fufy Demissie Chapter 3: Children as thinkers: Philosophy for Children --
Karen Daniels & Roberta Taylor Chapter 4: Children as learners: multimodal perspectives on play and learning --Sarah Rawding Chapter 5: Creativity, curiosity and resilience --
PART II: Children Interacting --
Tanya Richardson Chapter 6: Children as communicators: peers and others --
Caron Carter Chapter 7: Children’s friendships --
Eunice Lumsden Chapter 8: Children within the family context --
Philippa Thompson Chapter 9: 'Supporting’ play --
Part III: Supporting Children --
Penny Borkett Chapter 10: Inclusion and participation --
Pam Dewis Chapter 11: Children's health --
Marie Lavelle Chapter 12: The politics of children's services --
Ginny Boyd Chapter 13: Safeguarding children --
Sigrid Brogaard-Clausen, Sofia Guimaraes, Michelle Cottle & Sally HoweChapter 14: Young children's wellbeing: conceptualising, assessing and supporting wellbeing --
Ester Ehiyazaryan-White Chapter 15: Children, families and English as an additional language - Part IV: The Social Environment --
Alison Glentworth Chapter 16: The educational environment --
Heloise Maconochie & Jill Branch Chapter 17: Working with families and professionals from other agencies --
Monica Edwards Chapter 18: Childhoods in a global context --
Jenny Robson Chapter 19: Contemporary issues --
Damien Fitzgerald Chapter 20: Young Children, Childhood and Gender --
Adam Holden Chapter 21: Technology and early digital culture --
Part V: Your Journey --
Jane Murray Chapter 22: Observing and assessing children --
Amanda Hatton Chapter 23: Researching with children --
Karen Barr Chapter 24: Becoming a professional: entanglements with identity and practice --Caroline Leeson Chapter 25: Learning through placements --
Mary E. Whalley Chapter 26: Leading quality practice.

Student-focused and designed to enhance critical thinking, this new core textbook is mapped to early childhood degrees with a focus on seeing children in the context of the word they live in.

College of Education Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

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