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Author:   Carrie Cable (Open University, UK) ,  Linda Miller (The Open University, UK) ,  Gill Goodliff (The Open University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.754kg
ISBN:  

9780415496988

ISBN 10:   0415496985
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   14 July 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 Roles, provision and practices Introduction 1. The roles and responsibilities of leaders 2. A day in the life of a bilingual teaching assistant 3. Developing professionalism in the early years: from policy to practice 4. Working in teams in early years settings 5. Professional roles in the early years 6. Leadership in a multi-agency context 7. Approaches to curricula in the early years Part 2 Children’s lives Introduction 8. Modern Childhood: contemporary theories and children’s lives 9. Health Inequalities in early childhood 10. What’s it all about? – how introducing heuristic play has affected provision for the under-threes in one day nursery 11. Exploring the great outdoors 12. ‘Hi Granny! I’m writing a novel.’ 13. Creativity across the curriculum 14. Children growing and changing: the interpersonal world of the growing child 15. Promoting Healthy Eating in Early Years Settings 16. Playing with Song 17. Young children, learning and ICT: a case study in the UK maintained sector Part 3 Listening to children and adults Introduction 18. The challenges of starting school 19. Listening to young children: multiple voices, meanings and understandings 20. The role of grandparents in children’s learning 21. What can we learn from listening to girls and boys talking about their play? 22. Watching and listening; the tools of assessment 23. ‘It’s not like anything Joe and I have experienced before’: family workshops at Tate Modern 24. Parents and practitioners: sharing education 25. Working with Parents

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