Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care by Cathy Nutbrown

Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care by Cathy Nutbrown

′In this ever changing field, I would recommend this book as a valuable resource. As the author states, it certainly does point you in the right direction - a beginning′ - Early Years ′This is a handy reference guide for all early years practitioners, but students and trainees in particular will value this comprehensive, but accessible guide to the terms in current use in the field of early education and childcare. It is easy to read and to find the information you are after′ - Early Years Update ′In the rapidly changing field of Early Childhood Education and Care, Cathy Nutbrown has attempted a most difficult task - that of identifying the important topics that are relevant and interesting to practitioners working with young children. And how she has succeeded! This is a text that is comprehensive in its scope and written in a highly accessible style. It provides an informed and stimulating insight into the key concepts and issues in early years that will captivate readers. The book illuminates these concepts by combining current research, case studies and practical examples with helpful further reading. Like a chocolate box, I found it difficult to know which to choose first!′ - Jonathan Doherty, Head of Early Childhood Education, Leeds Metropolitan University Cathy Nutbrown, a leading academic in early childhood education, identifies and explains key terms and practices central to the work and study of early childhood in this accessible reference text. A must for practitioners working with children from birth to the end of the foundation stage, and for students following courses in early childhood education and care, it details key issues, identified in a survey of over 300 practitioners in the field, and provides reading and reference sources to assist practitioners and students in identifying further material to support their work. The book includes: o Origins and definitions o Research issues o Examples from practice o References and indicative further reading o Links o Key words Highly readable, with clear indexing and cross referencing, this is an ideal book to turn to as a starting point for learning more about national and international issues in early childhood education and care.

′In the rapidly changing field of Early Childhood Education and Care, Cathy Nutbrown has attempted a most difficult task - that of identifying the important topics that are relevant and interesting to practitioners working with young childrenAnd how she has succeeded! This is a text that is comprehensive in its scope and written in a highly accessible style. It provides an informed and stimulating insight into the key concepts and issues in early years that will captivate readers. The book illuminates these concepts by combining current research, case studies and practical examples with helpful further reading. Like a chocolate box, I found it difficult to know which to choose first!′ - Jonathan Doherty, Head of Early Childhood Education, Leeds Metropolitan University

′A very useful resource in early years settings... The book is concise, easy to dip into and covers many very topical areas of interest′ - Early Talk

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).

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ISBN 13	9781412907170
ISBN 10	1412907179
Title	Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care
Author	Cathy Nutbrown
Series	Sage Key Concepts Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2005-11-15
Number of pages	176
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