Focus on Early Childhood : Principles and Realities.

Focus on Early Childhood: Principles and Realities brings together a wealth of information from various academic and professional standpoints. The picture of early childhood that has emerged in recent years is broader and more complex than is commonly understood. In particular, it gives full recogni...

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Main Author: Boushel, Margaret
Other Authors: Fawcett, Mary, Selwyn, Julie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Historical Views of Childhood; 2 Fetal Development; 3 Infancy; 4 Early Development: Critical Perspectives; 5 Childrearing across Cultures; 6 Relationships; 7 Young Children's Rights and Needs; 8 Early Childhood Care and Education Services in Britain; 9 Child Agency and Primary Schooling; 10 Technologies and Environments: New Freedoms, New Constraints; 11 Family Stress and Family Support; 12 The Child as Citizen; Appendix; References; Web addresses; Index.