Early Childhood Education: History, Philosophy and Experience - Hardcover

Nutbrown, Cathy; Clough, Peter; Selbie, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 141294497X ISBN 13: 9781412944977

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

"Every Early Childhood practitioner and policy-maker should keep a copy of this book on their shelves...a thought provoking, and highly informative celebration of the ideas of our field′s pioneers.  If we are to understand ourselves and our times, and to provide lovingly meaningful experiences for today′s young children, we need to understand the web of philosophical legacies left by the pioneers and how they connect with our own."

―Professor Tricia David, Emeritus Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University and Honorary Emeritus Professor, University of Sheffield.
This book is for those who have often wondered what history can offer to modern practice.  It explored important ideas behind the policies and practices in Early Childhood Education to help students and practitioners develop a fuller understanding of the children with whom they work.

The authors illustrate the rich histories of this ever developing field by bringing together ideas from the work and writings of some major historical figures who have significant shaped current practices in Early Childhood Education.  Using imaginative tools to ′bring alive′ the ideas of past pioneer, the authors show how our understanding of contemporary issues has been influenced by these pioneers.  The book also shows how today′s practitioners themselves can become the pioneers of future development.

Written by three authors who have had experience in working with children in a wide range of settings, this book is for Early Childhood students and practitioners, including those on BA and MA courses.  It is also for those undergoing training to gain Qualified Teacher Status and Early Years Professional Status and experiences staff involved in leading early years practice or self- or organizational development.
Cathy Nutbrown in Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield.

Peter Clough is Professor of Inclusive Education at Liverpool Hope University.

Philip Selbie is Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the University of Plymouth.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Cathy Nutbrown is Head of the School of Education at the University of Sheffield, where she teaches and researches in the field of early childhood education.

Cathy began her career as a teacher of young children and has since worked in a range of settings and roles with children, parents, teachers, and other early childhood educators. Cathy is committed to finding ways of working ‘with respect’ with young children, and sees the concept of quality in the context of what it means to develop curriculum and pedagogy in the early years with the ambition of working in a climate of ‘respectful education’.

She established the University of Sheffield MA in Early Childhood Education in 1998 and a Doctoral Programme in Early Childhood Education in 2008. In 2010 she contributed to the Tickell Review of the Early Years Foundation In June 2012 she reported on her year-long independent review for government on early years and childcare qualifications (The Nutbrown Review). She is Editor-in-Chief of the SAGE Journal of Early Childhood Research and author of over fifty publications on aspects of early childhood education.

?Cathy Nutbrown will be discussing ideas from Early Childhood Educational Research in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie. Find out more here.

Review

′This book aims high; its aspiration and rationale are to be welcomed and applauded....an original and valuable contribution to the literature of early childhood education′ - Early Years

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 141294497X
• ISBN 13: 9781412944977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224