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It is designed for trainees whether in universities or early years settings and looks across the full early years spectrum, from birth to 8 years old.\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReflective Teaching in Early Education\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003euniquely provides two levels of support:- Practical, evidence-based guidance on key early years issues  including relationships, behaviour, inclusion, curriculum planning and learning, and teaching strategies- Evidence-informed principles' and ''concepts'' to help you to understand the theories informing practice, offering ways for you to continue to develop your skills \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time of crisis and instability, young children need well informed, compassionate and critical advocates who recognise their responsibility to interpret ‘top-down’ policies and directives, accommodating the different needs of individual children. \u003ci\u003eReflective Teaching in Early Education\u003c\/i\u003e offers an excellent, up-to-date resource for developing this engaged professionalism. * Rod Parker-Rees, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Plymouth, UK *\u003cbr\u003eEssential literature for ECE professionals. 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Spaces: How are we creating environments for learning? \u003cb\u003ePart III: Teaching for learning\u003c\/b\u003e 9. Curriculum: What is taught in the early years? 10. Planning: How are we implementing the curriculum? 11. Pedagogy: How can we develop effective strategies? 12. Communication: How does language support learning? 13. Assessment: How can assessment enhance learning? \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Reflecting on consequences\u003c\/b\u003e 14. Outcomes: How do we capture learning achievements? 15. Inclusion: How are we enabling learning opportunities? \u003cb\u003ePart V: Deepening understanding\u003c\/b\u003e 16. Expertise: Conceptual tools for career-long fascination? 17. Professionalism: How does reflective teaching contribute to society? 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Carol Aubrey manages to combine theory, research and practice in a book that will be invaluable to a new generation of early years professionals′ - \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Angela Anning, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Leeds, UK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e′..skilfully draws on sound empirical research to present a grounded theory model for leadership in early years education. ….of interest to researchers, students and practitioners internationally′ - \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Professor Nithi Muthukrishna, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Theorizing Leadership in Early Childhood The Early Childhood Leaders′ Agenda    Context\t    What Do We Know Already?\t    What Leadership Research Applies?\t    What Do We Need to Know?\t Leadership in English Early Childhood Education and Care\t Introduction\t    Our Objectives\t    What We Asked Our Early Childhood Professionals about Leadership\t    What We Found Out\t    What We Made of the Findings\t Practitioners′ Understandings of Early Childhood Leadership \t Introduction\t    Characteristics of the Leaders and Staff That We Talked to\t    Definitions and Perceptions of Leadership\t    Roles, Responsibilities and Functions of Leaders    Decision-Making\t    Internal and External Influences on Leadership\t    Training\t    Leadership in a Changing World\t Early Childhood Leaders′ Work\t Introduction\t    A Typical Day\t    Roles, Responsibilities and Functions\t    Decision-Making\t    Influences on Leadership\t    Training\t    Collective Views on the Video Highlights\t ′I Don′t Like the Idea of Making a Profit... Exploiting Those on Low Wages′ Introduction    Early Childhood Education and Care Policy    Early Childhood Profession and Workplace Issues    Making a Profit: The Role of the Private Sector    Preschool Care and Education plc? Journeys into Leadership\t Introduction\t    A journey?\t    Career Paths of Early Childhood Leaders\t    Support through the Career Cycle\t Mentoring as a Leadership Strategy\t Introduction\t    Learning from Experience\t    The Nature of Mentoring\t    Establishing Appropriate Ground Rules\t    What Does Learning from Day-to-Day Experience Really Mean?    A Framework for Staff Development \t    Mentoring for the Leader\t    Future Possibilities\t The Challenge of Leading Multi-Agency Teams\t Introduction\t    Challenges to Collaboration\t    Questions to Ask\t    What Do We know about Effective Multi-Agency Working?\t    Models of Multi-Agency Working\t    Organization of Professional Groups\t    Views on Multi-Agency Working from Four Integrated Centres\t    What we found out\t    A closer look at the challenges of multi-agency working\t    Case Studies\t    Leadership by the Many\t Leading in a Time of Change\t Introduction\t    A Need for Interprofessional Education\t    Staff Resistance to Change\t    A Model for Improving the Early Childhood Integrated Centre\t    Understanding Change\t Reflective Practice and Action Learning Introduction    Reflective Process of Progressive Problem-Solving    Planning an Action Research Cycle with Integrated Centre Leaders    Doing Action Research in the Early Childhood Field    Conclusions Reflections\t Revisiting Our Initial Objectives\t    Conclusions","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742279774551,"sku":"9781849207553","price":44.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781849207553.jpg?v=1720060754"},{"product_id":"fascination-of-fire-charcoal-9781906116118","title":"Fascination of Fire: Charcoal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring new series of books that takes away any barriers to teacing and Learning in natural environments, inside, outside and beyond. 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