Taylor & Francis India: Childhood

By Jo Josephidou, Polly Bolshaw

Understanding Gender and Early Childhood is a comprehensive and accessible introduction into the main issues around gender and what these mean for our youngest children. Drawing on key theories and research, and illustrating each topic with case studies, reflective questions and a summary of key…

Paperback – 2020-02-20 
Routledge

Edited by Daniel R. Meier, Stephanie Sisk-Hilton

Now in a fully updated second edition, Nature Education and Young Children remains a thoughtful, sophisticated teacher resource that blends theory and practice on nature education, children's inquiry-based learning, and reflective teaching.　 Reorganized to enhance its intuitive flow, this edition…

Paperback – 2020-02-10 
Routledge

By Jennifer Kaywork

An Educator’s Guide to Infant and Toddler Development is a comprehensive and approachable guide to the growth, learning and development of children from birth to age 3. Beginning with the foundations of infant and toddler education, environments and family relationships, this essential text…

Paperback – 2019-12-05
Routledge

By Julie Bullard

Creating Curriculum in Early Childhood explores the backward design model of curriculum development, equipping readers with the tools and methods they need to effectively apply backward design in the early childhood classroom. Clear yet comprehensive chapters walk new and veteran educators through…

Paperback – 2019-10-31
Routledge

By Usha Goswami

Cognitive Development and Cognitive Neuroscience: The Learning Brain is a thoroughly revised edition of the bestselling Cognitive Development. The new edition of this full-colour textbook has been updated with the latest research in cognitive neuroscience, going beyond Piaget and traditional…

Paperback – 2019-10-22
Routledge

By Sue Robson

The third edition of this essential book presents a comprehensive and accessible overview of contemporary theory and research about young children’s developing thinking and understanding. Sue Robson’s detailed exploration of the ideas and theories is enlivened by transcripts of children’s…

Paperback – 2019-09-25
Routledge

By Jeffrey Trawick-Smith

Young Children’s Play: Development, Disabilities, and Diversity is an accessible, comprehensive introduction to play and development from birth to age 8 years that introduces readers to various play types and strategies and helps them determine when intervention might be needed. Skillfully…

Paperback – 2019-09-25
Routledge

Edited by Jennifer J. Mueller, Nancy File

Curriculum in Early Childhood Education: Re-examined, Reclaimed, Renewed critically and thoroughly examines key questions, aims, and approaches in early childhood curricula. Designed to provide a theoretical and philosophical foundation for examining teaching and learning in the early years, this…

Paperback – 2019-06-24
Routledge

Edited by Zeta Brown, Helen Perkins

Exploring a range of unconventional research methods and considering how these can be used effectively in practice, this accessible textbook encourages the use of innovative approaches to conduct research in early years contexts. Using Innovative Methods in Early Years Research provides key…

Paperback – 2019-06-24
Routledge

Edited by Andi Salamon, Angela Chng

Recognising multiple cultural, ethical and geographical influences which impact on the development of a child’s identity, this insightful text explores the role of early childhood practitioners and settings in nurturing and navigating the child’s sense of being and belonging. 　 Multiple Early…

Paperback – 2019-06-21
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Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

Edited by Julie Kent, Moira Moran

Speech, language, and communication are key to young children’s well-being and development. At a time when communication contexts and modalities are becoming increasingly complex and multifaceted, this key text considers how pedagogical approaches, environments, and interactions can be used to…

Paperback – 2019-05-13
Routledge

Edited by Sophie Alcock, Nicola Stobbs

The conceptualisation and practice of play is considered core to early childhood pedagogy. In this essential text, contributors from a range of countries and cultures explore how play might be defined, encouraged and interpreted in early childhood settings and practice. Rethinking Play as Pedagogy…

Paperback – 2019-03-14
Routledge
Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education