Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 --; Children's rights to participation; Chapter 2 --; Protecting children; Chapter 3 --; Inclusive practice for children with Special Educational Needs; Chapter 4 --; Joined up thinking in practice: an exploration of professional collaboration; Chapter 5 --; Modern childhood: contemporary theories and children's lives; Chapter 6 --; Child health; Chapter 7 --; Children's learning; Chapter 8 --; Studying children; Chapter 9 --; International perspectives; Bibliography; Index.
|This collection of papers makes a valuable contribution to the growing number of books that take a multidisciplinary approach to early childhood studies' - Nursery World. 'This is a useful book for students of early childhood, raising interesting and challenging questions about the field, and encouraging them to look a their own beliefs and practices in a reflective way' - Early Years. Linking theory to multiprofessional practice in the early years field, this book explores all the major themes of care and education in early childhood. Included are chapters on: -children's learning -children'