Early Childhood Education 2/e

Cathy Nutbrown is President of Early Education and Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. Her research over the last 30 years, has focussed on young children's learning and work with parents to support young children's literacy development. She won an ESRC Award for Research with Outstanding Impact on Society and a Nursery World Lifetime Achievement Award. She is author of over 150 publications including Early Literacy Work with Families (with Hannon and Morgan, Sage, 2005), Early Childhood Educational Research (Sage, 2019), and Home Learning Environments for Young Children (with Clough, Davies and Hannon, Sage, 2022). Peter Clough is Professor of Education at the University of Brighton. Often using innovative, arts-based qualitative methodologies, his research is concerned particularly with the inclusion of marginalised voices, and spans all age phases. Among his many publications are Inclusion in the Early Years (Sage), and Narratives and Fictions in Educational Research (OUP). Recent research includes the Family Literacy in Prisons project in collaboration with the Prison Advice and Care Trust.

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

'This book is an essential read for all those studying and working in the early years. It does indeed give a rootedness to our work and allows us to ponder. Most importantly it reminds us about the importance of the early years and our responsibility to continually advocate for the youngest children.' -- Dr. Eunice Lumsden 'This unique text helps readers craft strong professional identities, unambiguous educational philosophies and conviction in their practice. The authors encourage reflexive and situated interpretations of lessons from the long history of early education; perceptive and respectful responses to signals young children give adults about their roles; and a weather eye to the policy telescope. Like a compass, this book provides points of reference for new pioneers to steer a course towards principled early years education, now and for the future.' -- Dr Sacha Powell