Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Cathy Nutbrown - University of Sheffield, UK
SAGE Key Concepts series
Early Childhood Education
There are brand new entries on:
- Attachment
- Babies' learning and development
- Children's Centres
- Citizenship
- Digital Technologies
- Early Years Foundation Stage
- Early Years Professional Status
- Neuroscience
- Sexualities
The rest of the book has also been thoroughly updated and revised, and includes coverage of heuristic play, Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement.
The book offers starting points which provide a clear focus, further reading and discussion of research on thirty-five key topics. It is a must for students following courses in early childhood education and care.
Professor Cathy Nutbrown directs and teaches on Masters and Doctoral programmes in Early Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield.
An excellent book to dip into for tasters about many early years issues. A good starting point for the study of many topics.
An essential reference text for students new to ECEC.
Excellent book.
This very useful starter guide written by a very well respected Early Years academic will be invaluable for students new to working in the Early Years. I will be recommending this for my specialist students who begin their course this September. the examples provided will allow the students to set their reading into context and begin to relate theoretical approaches with early years practice. The handy reference guide will be a useful pointer for further study.
This will become recommended reading on a Child Development module that Year 1 BEd's follow. It will support their understanding of many key concepts.
We have core texts for the programme. I enjoyed reading this and will be placing this on the reading list as an essential text for those students joining the FdA. It will give them an overview of many of the concepts that they will meet during the two years of the programme.
This is an excellent book giving a bite-sized review of many of the key concepts that early years students need to know about and understand; reference section at the end of each chapter signposts students to additional reading and research materials. I was surprised that there was not a separate chapter on outdoor play and/or Froebel when Montessori/Steiner/Waldorf approaches were included but I understand that there has to be a cut off.
Covers pertinent areas linked to work with children and families in a succinct manner, which is also easy to access.
I like the format of little tasters of different aspects to encourage further reading and have found it useful myself. I will recommend it for students to buy for themselves as a good source book for further knowledge and research.
This text covers a wide range of appropriate information which would initiate further study from other relevant texts that provide more depth and breadth.
