Learning and Teaching in the Early Years

Learning and Teaching in the Early Years provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to early childhood teaching in Australia.

List of contents

1. Learning and teaching in the early years Collette Tayler and Jane Page; 2. A policy frame on early learning and teaching Collette Tayler and Karen Weston; 3. Young children as learners with rights Jane Page and Collette Tayler; 4. Teaching for learning Collette Tayler, Jane Page and Jan Deans; 5. Partnering with families to promote learning Frank Niklas and Caroline Cohrssen; 6. Leading for learning Jane Page and Collette Tayler; 7. Advocating for learning Collette Tayler, Timo Gilley and Jane Page; 8. Researching for learning and teaching Amelia Church, Jane Page, Susan Wright and Collette Tayler.

About the author

Jane Page is a Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. She has worked in the early childhood profession for over twenty years covering a range of roles both as a practitioner in early childhood services as well as teaching in the university sector.Collette Tayler is Chair in Early Childhood Education and Care at the University of Melbourne. She is Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council National Science of Learning Centre, Project Leader of the E4Kids longitudinal study and leader of the 3a (Abecedarian Approach Australia) group of development projects, at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.

Summary

Learning and Teaching in the Early Years provides a comprehensive, contemporary and practical introduction to early childhood teaching in Australia. A strong focus on the links between theory, policy and practice firmly aligns this text with the Early Years Learning Framework.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Flottman, Jane Page, Jane (University of Melbourne) Page, Jane (University of Melbourne) Tayler Page, Jane Tayler Page, Page Jane, Collette Tayler, Collette (University of Melbourne) Tayler, Tayler Collette
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781107697188
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69718-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / History, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Curriculum planning & development, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy, Curriculum planning and development