Product Description: This fully revised and up-to-date edition examines sociocultural and historical approaches to current theories of learning in early childhood education. It sets out research-based evidence linking theory and practice in early childhood settings...read more

Product Description: This book is an important practical resource for all professionals engaged with planning, implementing and evaluating multi-professional teamwork and practice in children's services. The first book to combine theoretical perspectives, research evidence from the 'real world' of children's services, and reflections on policy and practice in inter-agency services in England, this fully updated new edition retains its popular approach, while reflecting the numerous changes to policy, practice, and research...read more

Product Description: "If you know and love young children, find a way to read this book. Here you will discover the hidden talents of young children for complexity, design, and tenacity for learning... a wonderful addition to the too-small library of quality books on young children's learning through art...read more

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Supports early years professionals as they develop different practices to promote young children's learning. This book considers different ways of working with parents, promoting inter-professional collaboration, and achieving systematic change in children's services. It is of interest to early childhood professionals and students.

Product Description: In the past decade, both British government and its opposition have recognized the crucial national importance of early childhood education. The result of this increased scrutiny, however, has been a confusion of promises and plans and a lack of coherent policy...read more

Product Description: This volume provides a discussion of the education of four- to six-year olds, based on a recognition of the complexities of being an early-years teacher. Anning begins by reviewing the historical and ideological traditions of British infant and primary schools, tracing how we have reached the position where teachers feel themselves to be torn between child-centred and utilitarian demands in educating young children...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: What does the National Curriculum mean to pupils and teachers at Key Stage One? How have teachers and children coped with the ongoing changes? How has subject teaching altered in infant classrooms? This book examines these issues...read more