1st Edition
Towards Excellence in Early Years Education Exploring narratives of experience
By Kathleen Goouch
Copyright 2010
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book uniquely describes the work of two Early Years Professionals, drawing on their narrative accounts as they robustly describe and analyse their work with young children. Against a backcloth of increasing regulation and inspection of early years care and education, Kathy Gooch emphasizes the importance of building authentic relationships with children and their families, explores how play... Read more
@contents: Foreword by Tricia David Introduction Part One: Research and the Early Learning Landscape 1. Policy and Play 2. Understanding Stories, Storying and Young Storymakers 3. Playful Teachers, Playful Pedagogies: Intuition, Relationships and Ideologies 4. The Significance of Talk 5. Research and Identity Part Two: The Teachers' Story 6. Narratives of Practice: The Data 7. Who are These Teachers and What are They Doing? 8. Conclusion: Mind and Body, Values and Action
Biography
Kathleen Goouch is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
