Early Childhood Education

Capítulo: ESCUELA, TRABAJO DURO Y SUBALIMENTACION. FACTORES CONTRAPUESTOS EN LA VIDA DE LOS NIÑOS RECOLECTORES ITINERANTES

by Luis Arturo Avila Melendez

Autores: ALBARRAN, Baldomero, MIRANDA, Adela y AVILA, Luis

Se exponen las condiciones de vida de los niños de la migración interna, sujetos a desplazamientos territoriales... more Se exponen las condiciones de vida de los niños de la migración interna, sujetos a desplazamientos territoriales constantes y al trabajo temprano, escasez de alimentos y dificultades para ingresar y concluir su educación básica, considerada cardinal para trascender el trabajo asalariado y se esbozan algunas propuestas.

Dunia Si Kecil Kontemporari

by Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan

Book published (2009) / Shah Alam, MY: Marshall Cavendish International Editions.

1. Child development. 2. Child (Psychology).
ISBN: 978-967-3035-12-0

* National Academic Publications Award / Hadiah Karya Ilmiah Negara (Malaysia), joint winner in the Social Sciences category, 2009.

Objet transitionnel et objet-lien. Regards croisés.

by Christophe Janssen

Co-directed with Brackelaire J.-L., Frankard A.-C., Tortolano S.
Préface de Denis Mellier

L’originalité du présent ouvrage tient en ce qu’il confronte autant qu’il articule les perspectives en matière... more L’originalité du présent ouvrage tient en ce qu’il confronte autant qu’il articule les perspectives en matière d’objets et de liens venant de différentes disciplines (sociologie, anthropologie, psychologie…) et selon divers paradigmes théoriques (systémique, psychanalytique, développemental…).
Plus encore, cet ouvrage nous propose de considérer ces objets particuliers sous plusieurs angles et dans différents contextes et cultures, qu’il s’agisse, par exemple, des objets rituels Mbwoolu de la culture Yaka ou de diverses unités d’accueil de la petite enfance.
Il est l’aboutissement d’un processus de recherche et de collaboration interdisciplinaire de quatre années, transmettant les résultats d'un programme de recherche entamé en 2003 par une équipe de psychologues cliniciens, chercheurs à l’Université catholique de Louvain, sur la place et le sens actuels des premiers objets d’attachement (et des phénomènes associés) pour les enfants, les parents et les professionnels de la petite enfance. 

An Introduction to Teaching English Learners in Elementary Schools: Three Workshops for Pre-Service Teachers

by Andrea Hellman

The volume contains materials - handouts and presentation slides - for three workshops (2.5 days) to introduce... more The volume contains materials - handouts and presentation slides - for three workshops (2.5 days) to introduce elementary teacher education candidates to teaching English learners in mainstream classes. The content is also appropriate for a 1-credit university course or school-based teacher professional development of elementary in-service teachers in WIDA states.

Narratives from the Nursery: Negotiating Professional Identities in Early Childhood

by Jayne Osgood

This accessible and timely book builds upon and contributes to ongoing debates surrounding professionalism in the... more This accessible and timely book builds upon and contributes to ongoing debates surrounding professionalism in the early years workforce. In a sector where policy is rapidly changing, Jayne Osgood challenges existing assumptions concerning professional identities and questions what broader lessons might be learnt about race, ethnicity, social class and gender in early years research and practice.

This engaging text:

•Offers a thematic overview to the concept of professionalism in an increasingly critical area of study;

•Includes unique autobiographical contributions alongside new and compelling empirical evidence;

•Stimulates wider debates within a clear theoretical framework;

•Provides an in-depth examination of the individual views of early years practitioners.

Addressing new debates and policies from a focussed academic perspective, Narratives from the Nursery provides inspirational and enlightening reading for practitioners, researchers, policy makers and students.


DescriptionThis accessible and timely book builds upon and contributes to ongoing debates surrounding professionalism in the early years workforce. In a sector where policy is rapidly changing, Jayne Osgood challenges existing assumptions concerning professional identities and questions what broader lessons might be learnt about race, ethnicity, social class and gender in early years research and practice.
This engaging text:

•Offers a thematic overview to the concept of professionalism in an increasingly critical area of study;
•Includes unique autobiographical contributions alongside new and compelling empirical evidence;
•Stimulates wider debates within a clear theoretical framework;
•Provides an in-depth examination of the individual views of early years practitioners.Addressing new debates and policies from a focussed academic perspective, Narratives from the Nursery provides inspirational and enlightening reading for practitioners, researchers, policy makers and students.

Contents
1. Introduction 2. Policy context 3. Putting theory to work 4. Government policy and childcare workforce reform: a critical discourse analysis 5. Imagined childhoods: subjectivities and pedagogical practices 6. Maternal discourses and the formation of ‘professional’ identities 7. Negotiating Professionalism: challenges and resistance 8. Conclusion: towards critically reflective emotional professionalism

The Fluent Reader in Action: PreK-4: A Rich Collection of Research-Based, Classroom-Tested Lessons and Strategies for Improving Fluency and Comprehension

by Kristin Lems

(2011, Scholastic, Rasinski/Fawcett/Lems/Ackland)

Small Comrades: Revolutionizing Childhood in Soviet Russia, 1917-1932

by Lisa Kirschenbaum

Edwards, S. (2009). Early childhood education and care: a sociocultural approach. Sydney, Australia: Pademelon Press.

by Susan Edwards

MacLachlan, C, Fleer, M. & Edwards, S. (2010). Early childhood curriculum: planning, assessment and implementation. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.

by Susan Edwards

Knight, L. (2009) Desire and rhizome: Affective literacies in early childhood, in D. Masny & D. R. Cole (Eds.) Multiple Literacies Theory: A Deleuzian Perspective. Sense Publishers.

by Linda Knight

Exploring Children's Creative Narratives

by Dorothy Faulkner

Publication date April 2011

# Hardcover: 264 pages
# Publisher: Routledge (4 April 2011)
# Language English
# ISBN-10: 0415565626
# ISBN-13: 978-0415565622

Synopsis

How should we understand children's creativity? This fascinating collection of international... more Synopsis

How should we understand children's creativity? This fascinating collection of international research offers fresh perspectives on children's creative processes and the expression of their creative imagination through dramatic play, stories, artwork, dance, music and conversation. Drawing on a range of research evidence from innovative educational initiatives in a wide variety of countries, Exploring Children's Creative Narratives develops new theoretical and practical insights that challenge traditional thinking about children's creativity. The chapters, written by well-respected international contributors: offer new conceptual and interpretive frameworks for understanding children's creativity contest conventional discourses about the origins and nature of creativity challenge the view that young children's creativity can only be judged in terms of their creative output explore the significance children themselves attribute to their creative activity argue the need for a radical reappraisal of the influence of the sociocultural context on children's creative expression discuss the implications of this research in relation to teacher education and curriculum design. This broad yet coherent compilation of research on creativity in childhood is essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers in early childhood as well as for Early Years professionals with a particular interest in creativity.

Cultural Worlds of Early Childhood

by Dorothy Faulkner

Martin Woodhead, Dorothy Faulkner & Karen Littleton (Eds)
# Paperback: 296 pages
# Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (13 Aug 1998)
# Language English
# ISBN-10: 0415173728
# ISBN-13: 978-0415173728

This edited collection contains source material for an up-to-date study of child development as it applies to major... more This edited collection contains source material for an up-to-date study of child development as it applies to major issues in child care and education. The emphasis is on studying early childhood in cultural contexts - in families and in preschool settings.
Part 1 elaborates a socio-cultural approach to early development, taking emotional attachment, communication and language and daycare as examples.
Part 2 considers how children's emerging capacities for empathy, inter-subjectivity and social understanding enable them to negotiate, talk about and play out relationship themes, both in the family and preschool.
Part 3 concentrates on early learning, with chapters on the way parents support children's acquisition of new skills, young children negotiating their role in learner-teacher relationships and toddlers learning to collaborate with each other.
Part 4 continues the theme of children's initiation into socio-cultural practices from a cross-cultural perspective, with studies drawn from such diverse contexts as Cameroon, Guatemala, Italy, Japan and the United States.