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Reflective Practice in the Early Years
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Reflective Practice in the Early Years

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October 2009 | 232 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Written for anyone working in the field of early years education and care, this book encourages students and practitioners to consider their own practice and to examine practice in a wide range of early years settings. The four sections link closely to the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and support the reader in developing a critical and reflective approach to their own work.

Issues covered include:

@!play in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England

@!the Foundation Phase in Wales

@!safeguarding children

@!the healthy child

@!leading a team at a Children's Centre

@!how childminders are working with the EYFS

@!leading and managing a multi-agency workforce

@!Continuing Professional Development for early years practitioners

Ideal for those working towards Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), this book is also a must-read for students on any early years course, and will help the professional development of all practitioners working with the Birth to Eight age range.

Michael Reed is Senior Lecturer at the University of Worcester and Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Natalie Canning is Lecturer at the Open University.

Michael Reed and Natalie Canning
Introduction
 
PART ONE: CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Karen Appleby
Reflective Thinking; Reflective Practice
Natalie Canning
Play in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Linda Tyler
21st Century Digital Technology and Children's Learning
Michael Reed and Alison Morrell
Policy to Practice in Wales
 
PART TWO: THE UNIQUE CHILD
Claire Majella Richards
Safeguarding Children: Every Child Matters so Everybody Matters!
Mandy Andrews and Kate Fowler
A Healthy Child - Direction, Deficit or Diversity?
 
PART THREE: ENABLING PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Michael Reed
Children's Centres and Children's Services?
Rosie Walker
Working Together at a Children's Centre
Wendy Messenger
Managing Multi-Agency Working
 
PART FOUR: POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN A MULTI-AGENCY WORLD
Victoria Cooper
Distance Learning and Professional Development
Rory McDowall Clark and Sue Baylis
Early Years Professionals: Leading for Change
Alison Jackson
Defining and Measuring Quality in Early Years Settings
Sue Callan
From Experienced Practitioner to Reflective Professional
Michael Reed and Natalie Canning
Conclusion
Michael Reed and Natalie Canning
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A well written, accessible text. Adopted as highly recommended text for all Childhood Practice students.

Ms Alice Mongiello
Education , UHI Millennium Institute
April 26, 2012

Great for using with Professional Practice units.

Mrs Sharon Lock
Comm, Adult Education Centre
March 22, 2012

A comprehensive but accessible book covering key aspects of reflective professional practice in the early years.

Ms Yinka Olusoga
School of Education and Childhood, Leeds Metropolitan University
February 21, 2012

This is a helpful book for level 4 students in early childhood studies. It introduces the concept of reflective practice and offers some concrete examples / case studies as well as some indication of the way that debates in the literature can inform reflection.

Ms Rachel Rosen
Early Childhood, London Metropolitan University
October 31, 2011

Although supportive across the whole of the EYF FdA it is not sufficiently in depth in any one area therefore would be classed as supplementary.

Ms Clare Harris
Department of Education, Gloucestershire University
September 29, 2011

This is a useful book for this module and Exploring leadership in early years settings. I facilitate NPQICL with University of Wolverhampton, I shall recommend this text for these participants too.

Mrs Sue Webster
Warwick Institute of Education, Warwick University
August 8, 2011

Student's very often find the concept of reflective practice very difficult to grasp. This book, particularly the first chapter, will aid student's understanding of the concept. A good resource as a course tutor delivering the Reflective Practioner module.

Mrs Gillian Walker
School of Education, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
August 1, 2011

This is an excellent book for all early years tutors and students. It helps understand why reflection is an important part of the early years professional role

Mrs Noelle Wilson
Childhood Studies, Hull College
July 14, 2011

Reflection is often a difficult area for students when they start on a foundation degree or honours degree programme and Chapter 1 really helps to explain how to reflect on practice.
As an edited book, it shows a variety of authors and their contribution to Early Years practice. The "Points for Reflection" boxes are useful teaching tools to encourage further reflection and the "picture of practice" boxes give useful insights into what settings etc are doing.

Mrs Pamela Egan-Wyer
Teacher Training, Bromley College of FE & HE
July 6, 2011

Although an interesting read it was not what I thought it would be from the title! Was expecting more about being a reflective practitioner. I like the format of the book to stimulate further learning/research.

Mrs Sheena Smart
Education, Brighton University
April 8, 2011

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Introduction

Chapter One


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