Pre-school & Kindergarten

Over the past few decades, a growing body of literature has developed which examines childrens perspectives of their own lives, viewing them as soc...

The importance of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in the lives of very young children is gaining increasing attention around the globe an...

The violent imagination begins in experiences of violation against the self and grows through the stories, myths, folktales and anecdotes of everyd...

How do multicultural children and their parents experience the very beginning of their school careers?How do teachers mediate the demands of the ed...

The Neuroscience of the Developing Child informs Early Years (EY) students, practitioners and parents about the fundamental importance of self-regu...

Place, Pedagogy and Play connects landscape architecture with education, psychology, public health and planning. Over the course of thirteen chapte...

This definitive resource provides a comprehensive range of activities and materials enabling you to equip your staff with the knowledge, confidence...

First published in 1998, this volume is based upon an ethnographic study of white and black in a mixed comprehensive school conducted during the 19...

Much of current educational theory and research at the time was concerned with the effect that pre-school education should have in accelerating dev...

This book brings a refreshing Vygotskian perspective to the importance of childrens play, and the role it has in the physical, social, emotional an...

Methods for Teaching in Early Education is a comprehensive textbook offering a thorough introduction to early childhood teaching methods, with a pa...

This practical and accessible guide tackles the challenges that busy childcare educators face with their mental health in what is a wonderful, rewa...

First published in 1942, Testing Results in the Infant School describes an attempt to measure objectively the results of education in Infant school...

What does it mean to teach English creatively to primary school children? Teaching English Creatively encourages and enables teachers to adopt a mo...

What does it mean to teach English creatively to primary school children? Teaching English Creatively encourages and enables teachers to adopt a mo...

Drawing from first-hand discussions and interviews, this essential guide offers an in-depth, realistic overview of bringing up a child with complex...

Cognitive style, a psychological construct, characterizes individual differences in styles of perceiving, remembering, thinking and judging. Origin...

Many teachers use traditional counting and shape books in math class. But what would happen if we approached any story with a math lens? How might ...

This book is a complete guide to Forest School provision and Nature Pedagogy and it examines the models, methods, worldviews and values that underp...

The second volume in this Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: International Teaching, Family and Policy Perspectives miniseries focuses ...

Seeing young children as competent and capable social actors, The Theory and Practice of Voice in Early Childhood looks at how we can better unders...

As one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present...

Combining literacy lessons with wellbeing, this accessible guide, full of practical lesson plans and photocopiable activities is the ideal resource...

Combining literacy lessons with wellbeing, this accessible guide, full of practical lesson plans and photocopiable activities is the ideal resource...