Early Childhood Education (eBook)

Introduction
PART ONE: A SHORT HISTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The Legacy of History
Early Childhood Education in the UK: A Brief History
Foundation Stones: Some Key Figures Whose Work Has Influenced Thinking and Development of Provision for Young People
Into the Twenty-First Century: Twenty-Five Years of Policy Change
Understanding Recent History: 1988-2013
Into the Future, Learning from the Past
PART TWO: THE PIONEERS: THEIR LIVES AND WORKS
Socrates
John Amos Komensky (Comenius)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Robert Owen
Friedrich Froebel
Charles Dickens
Charlotte Mason
Rudolf Steiner
Sigmund Freud
Rachel McMillan
John Dewey
Margaret McMillan
Maria Montessori
Alexander Sutherland (A.S. Neill)
Susan Sutherland Isaacs
Louis Christian Schiller
Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky
Donald Woods Winnicott
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Carl Rogers
Robin Tanner
Burrhus Frederick Skinner
Sir Alexander Bradshow Clegg (Alec Clegg)
Loris Malaguzzi
Chris Athey
PART THREE: TALKING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: NINE CONVERSATIONS
Conversation 1 So, Who Needs History?
Conversation 2 Why Early Childhood Education?
Conversation 3 What Motivates Young Children to Learn?
Conversation 4 How Do Young Children Learn?
Conversation 5 A Policy of Creativity
Conversation 6 Looking Back to 'Education' and 'Care'... Challenging Current Policy through History
Conversation 7 Literacy in the Early Years: A Pedagogy of Patience?
Conversation 8 Children's Rights and Early Learning
Conversation 9 From God and Church to Awe and Wonder: Spirituality and Creativity in Early Childhood Education
PART FOUR: LINKING THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT
1. Children's Rights
2. The Arts and Creativity
3. Literacy
4. Play, Learning and Pedagogy
5. Early Intervention
6. Home Learning and Parental Involvement in Early Education
7. Inclusion
8. Professional Development and Training