The Routledge international handbook of philosophies and theories of early childhood education and care. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Tricia David, Kathy Goouch, and Sacha Powell.
• Editors: David, Tricia, 1942-
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Editors and contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: challenging ideas; PART I Philosophers and their philosophies of early childhood education and care; 2 Constructions of nature and emerging ideas in children's education and care: the 1600s to 1900; 3 Friedrich Froebel; 4 Maria Montessori; 5 Rachel and Margaret McMillan: practice and politics; 6 John Dewey; PART II Theorists and their theories; 7 The long view: evolutionary theories of early childhood education and care; 8 Psychoanalytic theory, emotion and early years practice. 9 The legacy of John Bowlby's Attachment Theory10 Exploring young minds; 11 Theories of language development; 12 Theories about young children's peer relationships; 13 Theories of morality in early childhood; 14 From theories of play to playing with theory; 15 Theory of mind; 16 Using postcolonial theory to critically re-frame the child development narrative; 17 Postmodernist theorizing in ECEC: making the familiar strange in pursuit of social justice; 18 Dialogic space theory; PART III Influences of philosophies and theories on research, policy and practice. 19 Human rights and children's rights20 Positivist scientific exploration: can universal truths and grand narratives be discovered in research about human beings?; 21 The rise of neuroscientific discourse in early childhood; 22 The legacy of Vygotsky's cultural-historical methodology and its impact on contemporary early childhood research; 23 Narrative inquiry in early childhood education: pursuing the promise; 24 Bronfenbrenner and the ecology of human development; 25 Reflection on one's practice: research about theories espoused by practitioners -- the grand and the personal. PART IV Inspirations: philosophies and theories in action26 Pedagogy of care for well-being; 27 Inclusion: perspectives from South America; 28 Towards a creativity-rich curriculum for the well-being of children three to seven years old; 29 Philosophy with young children; 30 The long history and continuing development of ECEC provision in Sweden and Norway; 31 Reggio Emilia; 32 Te Whāriki: a uniquely woven curriculum shaping policy, pedagogy and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand; Epilogue; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiii, 340 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 372.21; Early childhood education -- Philosophy; Early childhood education -- Social aspects; Child development; Child development; Early childhood education -- Philosophy; Early childhood education -- Social aspects; Kleinkindpädagogik; Erziehungsphilosophie; Kleinkinderziehung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Förskolan; Barns utveckling; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315678979; 1315678977; 9781317392781; 1317392787
• Related ISBNs: 9781138022812; 1138022810
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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