Early Childhood Educational Research: International Perspectives by Cathy Nutbro

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This book offers an accessible critique of recent Early Childhood Educational Research, taking an international perspective, and highlighting strengths and key focus areas within the field. It will also identify areas where researchers have yet to offer significant insights that support the development of theory, policy and practice.

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Early Childhood educational research is a constantly evolving field. This book brings together Cathy Nutbrown's considerable knowledge and expertise in the field, to deliver a comprehensive and critical overview of national and international research. The strengths of various types of research, and their influence on theory, policy and practice, are identified along with new and emerging research areas, and anticipated future topics and patterns of research. Through an analytical discussion of research topics addressing Children, Adults and Pedagogy, these key areas are highlighted: - Issues in research design - Types of and trends in methodological approaches - The ethics of research With digestible chapter introductions, thinking points and suggestions for research or dissertation topics, readers are also able to locate their own work in an international landscape. This is the perfect 'go to' resource for all early childhood education and social science researchers. Cathy Nutbrown will be discussing ideas from Early Childhood Educational Research in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie.

Author Biography

Cathy Nutbrown is President of Early Education and Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. Her research over the last 30 years, has focussed on young children's learning and work with parents to support young children's literacy development.  She won an ESRC Award for Research with Outstanding Impact on Society and a Nursery World Lifetime Achievement Award. She is author of over 150 publications including Early Literacy Work with Families (with Hannon and Morgan, Sage, 2005), Early Childhood Educational Research (Sage, 2019), and Home Learning Environments for Young Children (with Clough, Davies and Hannon, Sage, 2022).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Research Threads: Weaving Understandings of Early Childhood Education from the 20th CenturyPart I: ChildrenChapter 2: Children′s Rights and Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 3: Young Children's Well-Being and SpiritualityChapter 4: Play in Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 5: Children as Participants in their own Learning and in ResearchChapter 6: Poverty in Childhood and the Impact of Early Childhood Education and CareReflection on Part I: Research Focusing on ChildrenPart II: AdultsChapter 7: Parents and Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 8: Inclusion and Diversity in Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 9: Multi-Professional and Inter-Disciplinary Working in Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 10: Professionalism, Qualifications and StatusChapter 11: Leadership in Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 12: Ethics of Work with Young Children in Early Childhood Education and CareReflection on Part II: Research Focusing on AdultsPart III: Learning and TeachingChapter 13: Curricular Approaches: Pedagogy and Practice in Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 14: Early Literacy Development and LearningChapter 15: Languages and Early LearningChapter 16: Digital Technologies and Early Childhood Education and CareChapter 17: Assessment in Early Childhood Education and CareReflection on Part III: 21st Century Research Focusing on Learning and TeachingChapter 18: Research in Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: Salience, Significance and Challenge

Review

Morphing between historical reviews and contemporary reports, Cathy examines policy shifts and their impact. Cleverly pepper and salting research, she recursively introduces themes and research questions. As a wise stateswoman who has seen it all before, Cathy reflects on the making of early childhood history, whilst at the same time discussing how it has made her. A must read. -- Marilyn FleerFew authors have the credentials and discernment to write such an authoritative book. Cathy Nutbrown weaves an insightful narrative - mindful of history and context and respectful of young children and educators - drawing attention to research, which highlights central issues and questions that continue to demand attention and action in Early Childhood Education. -- Sacha PowellThis is an invaluable, highly principled book in which Professor Cathy Nutbrown draws on wide, up-to-date research as well as her own experience and reflections as a practitioner, researcher and sharply political being.  The work is at once a celebration of all that has been achieved in the field of early childhood and an urgent call for action in order to eradicate inequalities.  Each chapter concludes with helpful suggestions of research questions and how these might be approached. -- Sarah CousinsOnce again Cathy Nutbrown places the lives and experiences of young children at the heart of her work. Reflecting on the research focuses, in England and internationally, Nutbrown offers a 360° view of the state of early childhood education and care. The three aspects of children, the role of the adults and learning and teaching are explored in depth and, as you would expect, the golden thread of children's rights and social justice is evident throughout the book. Cathy Nutbrown draws on her many years of experience to offer a unique perspective of what the research says about early childhood education and care today and identifies where further research is needed. A thought-provoking, motivating and excellent read. -- Helen Perkins

Review Quote

This is an invaluable, highly principled book in which Professor Cathy Nutbrown draws on wide, up-to-date research as well as her own experience and reflections as a practitioner, researcher and sharply political being. The work is at once a celebration of all that has been achieved in the field of early childhood and an urgent call for action in order to eradicate inequalities. Each chapter concludes with helpful suggestions of research questions and how these might be approached.

Details ISBN1526434962 Author Cathy Nutbrown Year 2018 ISBN-10 1526434962 ISBN-13 9781526434968 Format Hardcover Subtitle International Perspectives Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 312 DEWEY 372.21072 Publication Date 2018-08-02 Short Title Early Childhood Educational Research Language English UK Release Date 2018-08-02 NZ Release Date 2018-08-02 Alternative 9781526434975 Audience Professional & Vocational Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Imprint Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2018-08-01 We've got this

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