Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy

Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy explores the symbiotic dynamics between policy and practice in the early years, considering implications for documentation, professional well-being, mentoring, family roles, language development, and diversity. It encourages critical engagement with different understandings of how policy and practice interact, enhancing understanding, supporting self-directed learning, and provoking transformative thinking in early childhood education and care.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 220 pages
\n Publication date: 26 February 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This insightful text challenges the common misconception that policy development and pedagogical implementation are separate endeavors. Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy explores symbiotic dynamics between policy and practice in the early years to consider the implications of policies relating to documentation, professional well-being, mentoring, the role of the family, language development, and diversity. Written to provoke group discussion and extend thinking, opportunities for international comparison, points for reflection, and editorial provocations will help students, educators, integrated service providers, and policy makers engage critically with a variety of understandings of how policy and practice interact. Considering the role of the learning environment, the practitioner, the wider community, and policy, chapters are divided into four key sections that reflect major influences on practice and pedagogy:

Being alongside children: This section explores the importance of being alongside children in their early years, recognizing their unique perspectives and experiences. It emphasizes the need for practitioners to build strong relationships with children and their families to support their learning and development.

Those who educate: This section focuses on the role of educators in shaping children's early years. It discusses the importance of professional development, mentoring, and collaboration to support educators in their work with children and families.

Embedding families and communities: This section emphasizes the importance of embedding families and communities in children's early years education and care. It explores the ways in which practitioners can work with families and communities to support children's learning and development and promote social and emotional well-being.

Working with systems: This section explores the role of policies and systems in shaping children's early years education and care. It discusses the importance of evidence-based practice, policy development, and advocacy to promote children's learning and development and address social and economic inequalities.

Considering diverse settings and contexts, perspectives, policies, and systems, this text will enhance understanding, support self-directed learning, and provoke and transform thinking at both graduate and postgraduate levels, particularly in the field of early childhood education and care.

\n Weight: 376g\n
Dimension: 233 x 173 x 7 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781138319264\n \n