Jenny Willan

Early Childhood Studies (eBook, PDF)

A Multidisciplinary Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Fully updated in its 2nd edition, this comprehensive and accessible book is a one-stop introductory text for those entering the field of early childhood studies and early years. Scholarly, and engagingly written, it covers all the key contemporary debates from child development, language acquisition and play to professional practice, health and wellbeing and diversity and inclusion.

The new edition includes two new chapters on fostering creativity and sustainability. It covers the urgent post-pandemic need for early childhood practitioners to lead the remedial work for the 2020 generation of babies who lost valuable socialisation opportunities and includes discussion of the current 'schoolification' of early childhood and the pursuit of data as a driver of education and care provision. It also examines the impact of health and income inequalities, Covid-19, global neoliberal policies and Brexit on the early childhood landscape.

An excellent all rounder, it covers everything a student of early childhood will need. Each of the eighteen chapters has at least one global case study, and includes reflective exercises, topics for discussion, assignments and further reading lists. Throughout the book, vital connections are made between theory and practice to help students prepare for a career working with a diverse community of children, parents and professionals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350383746
• Artikelnr.: 69687187

Autorenporträt

Jenny Willan (née Gubb) has previously worked as a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Plymouth, UK, and as a researcher at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: UNDERSTANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES Chapter 1: What is Early
Childhood Studies? Chapter 2: Early Childhood in a Global Context Chapter
3: Some Theories of Child Development PART II: UNDERSTANDING CHILD
DEVELOPMENT: SUPPORTING THE UNIQUE CHILD Chapter 4: Physical Development:
the interplay of body and brain Chapter 5: Cognitive Development Chapter 6:
Socialisation, Language and Play Chapter 7: Emotional and Moral Development
PART III: IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD: SHAPING CHILDREN'S LIVES
Chapter 8: Children and Families in Context Chapter 9: Representations of
Childhood Chapter 10: Early Education PART IV: CHILDREN IN SOCIETY: EVERY
CHILD MATTERS Chapter 11: Early Childhood Social Policy Chapter 12:
Diversity and Inclusion Chapter 13: Health and Well-being PART V: THE
CHILDREN'S WORKFORCE: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Chapter 14: Professional
Practice for Early Childhood Chapter 15: Taking the Lead in Early Years
Professional Practice PART VI: RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: SEEING CHILDREN
DIFFERENTLY Chapter 16: Understanding Young Children through Observation
and Assessment Chapter 17: Doing Early Childhood Research