An ABC of early childhood education : a guide to some of the key issues /
This unique and engaging resource describes, critiques and analyses the significance of a wide range of contemporary and classic ideas about how young children learn. Organised in a handy A - Z format, best-selling author and early years expert Sandra Smidt: Traces back each idea to the roots of how...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This unique and engaging resource describes, critiques and analyses the significance of a wide range of contemporary and classic ideas about how young children learn. Organised in a handy A - Z format, best-selling author and early years expert Sandra Smidt: Traces back each idea to the roots of how it was first conceived; Explores its implications for the early years classroom in accessible terms; Makes connections where relevant to other strands in the field of early childhood education; Provides examples from her extensive classroom experience and international literature; Draws on a range of ideas from both developing and developed countries giving the material a truly global focus; Uses a sociocultural view of learning to underpin the choice or analysis of each idea. Students on early years eduation courses at a range of levels will find this an essential and enlightening companion text, for use throughout their studies. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781317697121 131769712X 9781315778655 |