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Author:   Ute Ward (University of Hertfordshire, UK) ,  Bob Perry (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780367256531

ISBN 10:   0367256533
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   31 May 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction 1. Parents’ play beliefs and engagement in young children’s play at home 2. ‘She thinks her toys don’t understand Romanian’: family engagement with children’s learning during the transition to school 3. Would it really matter? The democratic and caring deficit in ‘parental involvement’ 4. ‘Remote parenting’: parents’ perspectives on, and experiences of, home and preschool collaboration 5. An observational assessment of parent–teacher cocaring relationships in infant–toddler classrooms 6. Chinese and German teachers’ and parents’ conceptions of learning at play – similarities, differences, and (in)consistencies 7. How educators define their role: building ‘professional’ relationships with children and parents during transition to childcare: a case study 8. Parental involvement in Finnish day care – what do early childhood educators say? 9. How do early childhood practitioners define professionalism in their interactions with parents? 10. Written communication with families during the transition from childcare to school: how documents construct and position children, professionals, and parents

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Ute Ward worked in a pre-school, Sure Start local programme, and children's centre before becoming a Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She leads the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education and teaches on the MA Education. Her research interests focus on parent-practitioner relationships which is reflected in her doctoral research exploring parents' views and expectations of their children's early childhood practitioners. Bob Perry is recently retired after 45 years in higher education. He is Emeritus Professor in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Director of Peridot Education Pty Ltd. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Mälardalen University, Sweden, in recognition of his body of research.

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