Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood - Jessie Jovanovic

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Résumé :
Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood: Pedagogies of Inquiry and Relationships is an introduction for early childhood educators beginning their studies. Reflecting the fact that there is no single correct approach to the challenges of teaching, this book explores teaching through two lenses: teaching as inquiry and teaching as relating.

Biographie:
Wendy Boyd is Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at Southern Cross University, Australia. Wendy's research has focused on the provision of quality early childhood programs to support the optimal development of all children. This has cut across parents' views of early childhood programs; the effectiveness of the early childhood workforce; and the provision of sustainable practices in early childhood education and care. Prior to entering academia, Wendy was the director of a large early childhood centre for twenty-five years, catering for eighty children aged from six weeks to six years in long day care, and fifteen school-aged children in outside school hours care per day. At each assessment and rating point, the service was consistently assessed as providing high-quality early childhood education and care.

Sommaire:
Part I: Teaching as Inquiry; 1. The early childhood teacher; 2. Working within early childhood learning environments; 3. Co-constructing learning with children; 4. Approaches to teaching and learning; 5. Agentic documentation and assessment in the 21st century; 6. Advocacy with early childhood policy, curriculum and regulatory requirements; Part II: Teaching as relating; 7. Fostering meaningful and respectful relationships with children; 8. Engaging with families and working in partnership; 9. Working collaboratively with staff; 10. Being with and connecting to community; 11. Sustainability and connecting to nature; 12. Inquiring and relating in the everyday life of an early childhood teacher.