Themes and Debates in Early Childhood
- Mary Wild - Oxford Brookes University, UK
- Alison Street - Oxford Brookes University, UK
About the Early Years Series
This series has been designed to support students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood and related disciplines. Each text takes a focused look at a specific topic and approaches it in an accessible and user-friendly way. Learning features help readers engage with the text and understand the subject from a number of different viewpoints. Activities pose questions to prompt thought and discussion and further reading suggestions, including useful websties, are included to help students access extended learning in each topic.
Other titles in the series are Early Childhood Studies, Child Development for Early Childhood Studies, Child Observation for the Early Years and Exploring Play for Early Childhood Studies.
Use of extracts from other authors is useful in encouraging students to engage in wider reading.
Appropriate as an introduction to the course as it touches upon many modules and key themes.
A collection of really interesting chapters on a wide range of current topics in Early Childhood.
Especially helpful at Levels 4 & 5, this text is well-presented. The extracts from other texts, 'points to consider' and chapter summaries will be especially valuable. The extensive reference lists provide students with encouragement to read further.
Contemporary, accessible and worth reading
a useful book - especially reflections on practice
