Empowering early childhood educators : international pedagogies as provocation

Author(s)

• McLeod, Naomi
• Giardiello, Patricia

Bibliographic Information

Empowering early childhood educators : international pedagogies as provocation

Edited by Naomi McLeod and Patricia Giardiello

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019

• : pbk

Note

index: p.[246]-256

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This forward-thinking text challenges educators to think about and question the purpose of education and explores international understandings of the role played by early years professionals in promoting participatory, ethical and reflexive practice which benefits children as independent decision-makers. By exploring the different perspectives, concepts and practices adopted in early childhood settings in Denmark, Finland, Aotearoa, New Zealand and Sweden, Empowering Early Childhood Educators demonstrates the potential of participatory and democratic approaches in day-to-day practice. Illustrating how pedagogical approaches such as Te Whariki, Reggio Emilia and the Montessori method may be understood and interpreted to maximise children's engagement in their socio-cultural context, chapters empower educators to question their professional experience, knowledge and initiative to find a balance between directives and ethical practice. A rich combination of case studies, commentaries, interviews and conversations, the text offers critical insight into the daily practices and challenges of early years educators around the world and inspires critical reflection on practices which empower them. A powerful revaluation of the purposes and value of early childhood education, Empowering Early Childhood Educators will be of interest to early years practitioners, students and researchers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Foreword: Professor Peter Moss Our reasons for writing this book: reflections from the editors Introduction Part 1: The Foundations Chapter 1: The Purpose of Education Today Chapter 2: The Reflexive Educator Chapter 3: Democracy and Participation in Early Childhood Education Part 2: Five International Pedagogies as Provocation Chapter 4: Maria Montessori (with Perspectives from Sweden) Chapter 5: Reggio Emilia (with Perspectives from Sweden) Chapter 6: A Finnish Perspective of Early Childhood Education Chapter 7: Te Whariki Chapter 8: Danish Outdoor Nature Pedagogy Part 3: A Way Forward Chapter 9: Wider Issues In Early Childhood Education Chapter 10: Chapter 10: Hope for the Future: New Possibilities for Sustaining a Reflexive Approach Afterword: A Meeting Place Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC15924646
• ISBN:
  • 9781138309678
• LCCN: 2019006149
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 256 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LB1139.23
  • DC23 : 372.21
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Early childhood education -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Early childhood educators -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Critical pedagogy -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Motivation in education -- Cross-cultural studies