Transitions in the early years : debating continuity and progression for young children in early education /
By the time young children enter statutory education, they may have already attended a number of different educational settings, from entry to group settings outside home to joining playgroup or nursery school. Each of these experiences is likely to affect children's capacity to adjust and to l...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge/Falmer,
2002.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | By the time young children enter statutory education, they may have already attended a number of different educational settings, from entry to group settings outside home to joining playgroup or nursery school. Each of these experiences is likely to affect children's capacity to adjust and to learn.; This volume is focused on children's experiences of personal and curricular transitions in early childhood. The authors are all academics with international reputations in the field of early childhood education. they draw on their research in Europe, Australasia and the USA to consider issues such as: the optimum environment and appropriate pedagogy for young children's learning; how children, parents and educators cope with the transition from home to the first educational settings; and the ways in which professionals can better support and empower children in transition.; The perspectives of children, parents and early years educators are all considered and case study examples are used throughout. This book should be of interest to those involved in working with young children and their families, including students on early years courses, early years practitioners and early years policy makers. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203552768 9780203552766 020351985X 9780203519851 041527639X 9780415276399 0415276403 9780415276405 1280106077 9781280106071 9781134475063 1134475063 9781134475018 1134475012 9781134475056 1134475055 |
