Childhood Practice: A reflective and evidence-based approach

This guide is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to become reflective, evidence-based practitioners in early learning and childcare. It covers policy, theories of childhood, professional development, and urgent issues such as diversity and inclusion, being trauma-aware, and children's rights. Each chapter includes case studies, key ideas, perspectives from practice, questions, and more to help students bring topics to life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 03 April 2023
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

This comprehensive guide to the core areas of early learning and childcare is designed to equip students to synthesize theory, research, and practice to become reflective, evidence-based practitioners. Featuring a diverse and experienced team of authors, this essential book covers policy, theories of childhood, professional development, and urgent issues impacting the sector today, such as diversity and inclusion, being trauma-aware, and children's rights. Each chapter includes case studies, key ideas, views from practice, questions, and more, helping to bring topics to life, making this a rich resource that will support your studies.

Dr. Mike Carroll is a retired Senior Lecturer currently working as an Associate Tutor in Education at the University of Glasgow, Education Consultant, and the co-author of Understanding Teaching and Learning in Primary Education (2018).

Mary Wingrave is a Senior Associate Tutor and was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Glasgow.

Weight: 686g
Dimension: 185 x 233 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529777765