1st Edition
Being and Becoming a Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice
Foreword
Tony Bertram and Chris Pascal
Acknowledgements
Froebel Partnership
Part One: Roots, Connections and Guiding Principles
Chapter 1: The Froebelian Partnership: Its Historical and Philosophical Roots and Community of Practice
Tony Bertram and Christine Pascal
Chapter 2: Froebelian Principles and Practices: Past, Present and Future
Tina Bruce and Sally Cave
Chapter 3: Our Froebelian Praxeological Approach to Professional Development
Christine Pascal and Tony Bertram
Part Two: Evidencing Our Practice
Chapter 4: Engaging With Nature
Christine Pascal and Anne Denham
Chapter 5: The Relevance of Froebel’s Gifts and Occupations Today
Helen Lyndon and Sally Cave
Chapter 6: Exploring the Layers of Play
Sally Cave and Tina Bruce
Part Three: Froebelian Pedagogic Transformations and Transferences
Chapter 7: Portraits of Practice Within a Holistic Approach
Sue Bennett and Helen Lyndon
Chapter 8: Final Reflections: Applications and Aspirations
Christine Pascal and Tony Bertram
Biography
Professor Christine Pascal OBE is Director of the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, President and Co-founder of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association and a co-leader of the Froebel Partnership.
Professor Tony Bertram is Director of the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, President and Co-founder of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association and a co-leader of the Froebel Partnership.
Sally Cave is the headteacher of Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre, UK. She is leading the development of Froebelian practice and pedagogy for children, families and staff.
Sue Bennett has been headteacher of two maintained nursery schools and is now the joint co-ordinator of the Birmingham Early Years Networks, UK.
Tina Bruce CBE is Honorary Professor (University of Roehampton, UK). She is a Froebelian teacher, training early childhood teachers and educators, consultant, researcher and author.
Anne Denham (Te Rarawa) has worked as a teacher, headteacher, specialist teacher, advisor and consultant in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Dr Helen Lyndon trained as a primary school teacher and is now a Principal Research Fellow at CREC.
