1st Edition
Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Peninsula Contributions for Early Years Curriculum Transformation Through Research, Reflection and Practice
Introduction
Daniela Coelho
Part 1. Milestones, Policies, Challenges and Achievements in Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Peninsula
1. The current state, the milestones and the future plans for early years in the UAE and the Arabian Gulf: A conversation with Dr. Hanan Sukkar
Hanan Sukkar and Daniela Coelho
2. Shaping the Future: Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices in the Gulf Cooperation Council States
Susan Kippels
Part 2. Frameworks, methodologies and strategies for ECE in the Arabian Peninsula: contributions to a region-oriented ECE curriculum
3. Playful pedagogies in the UAE – A Phenomenological Exploration of Current Practice
Anna Dillon
4. The Future Early Childhood Curriculum in the United Arab Emirates
Majida Mehana
5. Des-neoliberalising and de-academicising ECE curriculum in the GCC region: reflecting on the potentialities of playfying and plurilingualising ECE to prioritise mother tongue(s)
Daniela Coelho
6. Arabic Language Literacy in Early Childhood Education in the Arabian Gulf
Hanada Taha Thomure
Part 3. Good practices in ECE in the Arabian Peninsula: Stories to Inspire Current and Future Educators
7. From home to policy: Strengthening Arabic through intentional practices in Emirati early childhoods
Nadine Jaafarawi and Fatma Said
8. Shared Picture Book Reading in Emirati Homes: Translanguaging Spaces in Early Childhood
Sumaya Saqr, Kay Gallagher, Ana Dillon and Claudine Habak
9. Promising Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Oman: A narrative for present and future educators
Laila Al Salmi and Muna Al Siyabi
Biography
Daniela Coelho is an Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
