"This book will provide you with a blend of practical ideas and underpinning theory about how children learn patterns of behaving. [It] will enable you to consider realistic expectations for different age groups, the likely perspectives of children, and will guide you to deal wi…
'Understanding Child Development' provides you with thorough coverage of theory about how young children develop and the practical implications of research. This text will enable students and practitioners to understand what happens within early childhood and factors that promot…
'Understanding Child Development' provides you with thorough coverage of theory about how young children develop and the practical implications of research. This text will enable students and practitioners to understand what happens within early childhood and factors that promot…
Popper explores children's war, weapon and superhero play to examine its potential (positive) impact on developing moral values and sensibilities. He links examples of children's real-life play and perspectives to theories about play, moral development and narrative psychology, …
This book straightforwardly describes how adults can support children's free play, with a holistic, inclusive and practical approach.
As women have become increasingly integrated into the waged labor force around the world, the idea of childcare has found its way onto the political agenda in every country in the developed world. Experimentation with different social safety-nets is at the heart of contemporary …
This book offers practical ideas on positive approaches across childhood and adolescence, across a full age range of 0--18 years. The book provides the theory and concepts behind these ideas to ensure readers develop a thoughtful approach to the issues surrounding behaviour. Key…
This third edition of a popular and well-respected textbook presents you with a clear and detailed account of infancy and early childhood from an holistic and multi-disciplinary perspective. The book uniquely balances the need for professionals and students to understand theory,…
A new edition of the ground-breaking, popular and well-respected textbook that supports the study of early childhood from an holistic and multi-disciplinary perspective. The book uniquely balances the need for professionals and students to understand theory, research and policy …
This textbook is written to cover the modular CACHE diploma and BTEC National Diploma in child care and education. All the core topics of the diploma are covered in full, with plenty of activities and exercises to engage students' interest.
This textbook is written to cover the modular CACHE diploma and BTEC National Diploma in child care and education. All the core topics of the diploma are covered in full, with plenty of activities and exercises to engage students' interest.
This title shows how 3 and 4 year-old newcomers in early years classes learn rules for gendered behaviour from older children and develop their gender identities. A two year longitudinal research project casts light on children's own understandings of gender in theor imaginative…
