Working with the Under Threes: Responding to Children's Needs by Lesley Abbott

Working with the Under Threes: Responding to Children's Needs by Lesley Abbott

Working with the Under-threes: Responding to Children's Needs focuses upon ways in which researchers, parents and practitioners seek to meet the diverse needs of young children in specific ways. Important questions are raised with regard to children's rights and entitlement, and ways in which early interactions with people, environment, culture, curriculum and context help to shape the educational lives of children under 3. Working with the under threes places a special responsibility on adults to both recognise and respond appropriately to their rapidly changing needs. A range of contributors share their experience and expertise in chapters which focus on adults working with children in a range of contexts. Early interactions take place in a variety of ways and contributors to the book explore opportunities which allow adults to respond to children's needs, particularly with reference to the development of the child's self concept. Different perspectives on developing children's language and literacy skills are offered, together with a focus on communication through creative and aesthetic experiences. Contributions by parents, practitioners and trainers offer perspectives which will challenge and provoke readers to reflect on their own experiences and practice. The book is intended for all those training or working with the under threes, including parents and other carers. The companion Early Interactions volume, also edited by Lesley Abbott and Helen Moylett, is entitled Working with the Under-3s: Training and Professional Development.

"..interesting to read and makes a significant contribution to the literature on work in general and higher education in particular...well worth reading-indeed buying." - Higher Education 35 "There is a wealth of material on academic careers in this volume...an interesting and informative foray into the world of higher education in the United Kingdom" - Harvard Educational Review "...the chapters are extremely readable, well laid out, interesting and, in some cases, humorous." - The New Academic "The essays in this collection constitutean important contribution to the debate on the changes taking place in higher education, and deserve to be widely read." - Teaching in Higher Education

Lesley Abbott is Professor of Early Childhood Education and Helen Moylett is a Senior Lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Both are involved in training students on B.Ed. and the new multiprofessional B.A. Early Childhood Studies degrees as well as working with students on Masters level courses. Lesley Abbott has been a member of both the influential Rumbold Committee and the RSA Early Learning Project and is Director of the research project 'Shaping the Future - Educare for the Under Threes'. Helen Moylett has had wide experience in working with parents and carers of young children.

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ISBN 13	9780335198399
ISBN 10	0335198392
Titel	Working with the Under Threes: Responding to Children's Needs
Autor	Lesley Abbott
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Open University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1997-12-16
Seitenanzahl	276
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