‘Research Methods in Early Childhood: An Introductory Guide’ by Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon
Methodologies, ethics, techniques – it’s all there.
Early childhood
‘Early Childhood Studies’ by Johnson and Nahmad-Williams
A comprehensive guide on child development for all students
‘Your Feeding Questions Answered’ by Annabel Karmel
This is a book for parents and possibly for professionals working as nannies. Each page is filled with questions and answers to alleviate anxieties and promote relaxed parenthood and healthy children. It provides brief information about the development of children and what I liked is the interesting facts that are scattered throughout. The pages are … Read more
Elinor Goldschmied : Pioneer of Treasure Baskets, Heuristic Play and the Key Person System
Elinor Goldschmied has died, aged 98. She was born in rural Gloucestershire and went on to study mental health at the London School of Economics. During the war, she worked with refugee and evacuated children, and after the war helped to transform the day nurseries and orphanages of Milan, Italy. In the UK, her last … Read more
Wanted: Caring Men
Research has shown that parents want more men working with young children
‘Care and Education in Early Childhood’ by Audrey Curtis and Maureen O’Hagan
– A student’s guide to theory and practice
News Views
Including young fathers, first-born children, substance abuse and new mores, primary education, gangs, social workers, bureaucracy and UNISON, residential care and the voluntary sector, zerotothree, the 9th TICICC conference, travelling, snow, schools and sledging.
‘Advanced Early Years’ by Iain Macleod-Brudenell and Janet Kay
A comprehensive text book for advanced early years students
Introduction to Training in the Early Years
An outline of how training for early years workers has developed in the UK
Race Equality Teaching
Knowing what racism is (and is not) – a prerequisite for putting racial equality into practice in the early years
Thistle Aims to Build on its Success
Developing a training system to match today’s requirements
Young Children and Racial Justice by Jane Lane
Taking action for equality in the early years – understanding the past, thinking about the present, planning for the future by Jane Lane