Qualitative analyses of young children's learning in natural settings are rare, so this new book will make educators sit up and pay attention. It lays out a Nordic, or continental European teaching and learning paradigm whose didactic framework is distinct from the Anglo-America…
The aim of this book is to use real life examples of young children's development and their growing competence to show the richness of their creativity and imagination. Duffy also discusses ways of planning and assessing children's progress. This second edition has been updated …
This book draws on the author's experience of promoting young children's creativity and imagination in a variety of settings over the last twenty years. The settings include home and centre based care and this book draws on the practical experience of adults living and working w…
Musical Childhoods is a culmination of more than a decade of research driven by the fact that music has been neglected in early childhood programs in favour of literacy and numeracy. Recent research has identified a connection between academic performance and musical programs an…
This is a culmination of a decade of research driven by the fact that music has been neglected in early childhood programs in favour of literacy and numeracy. Research has identified a connection between academic performance and musical programs and this has given music a renewe…
