Early Childhood Studies (Early Childhood Studies Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844450090 ISBN 13: 9781844450091

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2004

Synopsis

Early childhood studies is fast becoming a separate academic discipline, and this single volume provides an overview of current issues and approaches in the subject as taught on many courses. The book reflects the multi-professional and multi-disciplinary range and scope of the subject, introducing students to different ways of studying the richness and complexity of children′s lives and children′s worlds.

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About the Authors

Jenny Willan teaches on modules with a focus on research methodology. She previously worked in educational research at the University of Cambridge and the National Foundation for Educational Research. She has worked on children′s writing, gender studies and teacher action research.

Rod Parker-Rees is the co-ordinator of Early Childhood Studies and joint programme director for the BA (Hons) ECS at the University of Plymouth, where he also helped to develop the Early Childhood Studies Specialist pathway on the Bed and the BA (Hons) degree in ECS. Before he taught three to five year-old children in Bristol and conducted research with the National Primary Centre (South West). His research interests centre on playfulness, early communication and the role of young children as active social agents.

Dr Jan Savage was joint co-ordinator of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Plymouth until August 2005, and helped to create the specialist pathway on the B Ed and BA (Hons) degree in ECS. Shehas always been interested in promoting an inter-disciplinary collaborative approach to Continued Professional Development work in Early Years. She is currently working as a tutor on the national leadership programme for Children Centre leaders, deputies and others across professional boundaries (NPQICL).

Edition details

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844450090
• ISBN 13: 9781844450091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Willan Jenny, Parker-Rees Rod, Savage Jan