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1. Exploring Children's Creative Narratives

   Edited by Dorothy Faulkner, Elizabeth Coates

   How should we understand children’s creativity? This fascinating collection of international research offers fresh perspectives on children’s creative processes and the expression of their creative imagination through dramatic play, stories, artwork, dance, music and conversation. Drawing on a...

   Published April 3rd 2011 by Routledge
2. Making Sense of Social Development

   Edited by Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littleton, Martin Woodhead

   This book explores children's social relationships in and out of the classroom. Chapters focus on the growing importance of children's friendships and how these influence social participation and development later on in life. Issues such as peer rejection, bullying and adolescent development are...

   Published December 2nd 1998 by Routledge
3. Learning Relationships in the Classroom

   Edited by Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littleton, Martin Woodhead

   This reader explores the nature of interactions between children and their teachers in the classroom. It emphasises the importance of such relationships for children's learning and for educational practice. Part 1 looks at different cultural conceptions of the teacher-learner relationship, and...

   Published September 23rd 1998 by Routledge
4. Cultural Worlds of Early Childhood

   Edited by Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littleton, Martin Woodhead

   This reader contains source material for an up-to-date study of child development as it applies to major issues in child care and education. The emphasis is on studying early childhood in cultural contexts - in families and in preschool settings.Part 1 elaborates a socio-cultural approach to early...

   Published August 12th 1998 by Routledge