Early Childhood Studies

Damien Fitzgerald PhD, is Head of Area for Early Childhood and Childhood at the Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests include gender and childhood, heteronormativity in family contexts and same-sex parenting and this informs his undergraduate and post-graduate teaching. Prior to working at Sheffield Hallam, he worked as an advisory teacher in early years special needs and in other teaching roles in schools. He is also qualified as a nurse working mainly in emergency care. Heloise Maconochie PhD, is Visiting Scholar of Early Childhood Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. Her research interests include children’s experiences and perspectives of early childhood services, curriculum in the early years, disabled children’s childhoods, early intervention, children’s rights and participatory methodologies. She has worked in the UK as a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies and Teacher Education, and as an early years coordinator and primary school teacher. She is a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children in Allen County, Indiana.

Part 1: THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD
Chapter 1: The emergence of Early Childhood Studies: an historic overview
Chapter 2: The brain and children′s early development
Chapter 3: The social and emotional development of children aged birth to three
Chapter 4: How Young Children Learn
Chapter 5: Creativity, curiosity and resilience
Chapter 6: Young children and early communication
Chapter 7: Developing children as critical Thinkers
Chapter 8: Family relationships in the early years
Chapter 9: Play in early childhood
Part 2: CHILDREN IN SOCIETY: ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
Chapter 10: Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Chapter 11: Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND
Chapter 12: Young children’s rights: provision, protection and participation
Chapter 13: Children’s health
Chapter 14: Early years policy: implementation and impact
Chapter 15: 15Safeguarding children
Chapter 16: Young children’s wellbeing: conceptualising, assessing and supporting wellbeing
Chapter 17: Working with multilingual children and families in the early years
Part 3: CREATING ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE
Chapter 18: Multi-agency practice with young children
Chapter 19: Childhood in a global context
Chapter 20: Young Children, Childhood and Gender
Chapter 21: Technology and early digital culture
Chapter 22: Observing and assessing children
Chapter 23: Researching with children
Chapter 24: Learning through placements
Chapter 25: Leading quality practice