HNC Early Education and Childcare (For Scotland)

Author: Frances Scott
Publisher: Heinemann Vocational
ISBN: 9780435401016
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
This book is written to cover all core units of the HNC with additional thematic chapters covering the key content of the most popular optional units. It provides detailed coverage of Scottish legislation and frameworks, so you can be sure that everything is 100 per cent applicable to HNC students. It is written by a team of experts based in Scotland, with vast experience of developing, delivering and verifying the qualification so you can be confident that the content is exactly what you need. It cites sources of wider reading, as well as where to find the most up-to-date information, so that students can use the book as a springboard for further research. It supports students in completing the graded unit, as well as developing the general research and study skills that are key to success in the course

Understanding Early Years Education across the UK

Author: Diane Boyd
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317691830
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
The four nations of the UK each have distinctive policy and curricula in relation to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). This new textbook offers a comprehensive look at early years education in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, bringing the curriculum frameworks for each country together in one place. Drawing on the cultural and practical pedagogy of each curriculum, this book aims to develop students’ understanding of the development, care, education, health, well-being and upbringing of young children across the UK in a social, pedagogical and policy context. Divided into two sections, the first examines each country’s learning and teaching requirements in detail within a policy context. The book then explores the similarities and differences between the curricula, focusing on key areas such as play, the indoor and outdoor learning environment, the family and assessment. Accessible and engaging, this book will help students to analyse and question practice both in their own country and across all four Home Nations. Features include: case studies to illustrate practice and a frequently asked questions section in each chapter to clarify key points and opportunities for reflection and debate. Including contributions from expert practitioners in each country, this text is essential reading for all students studying early childhood and will help them to understand the impact of policy on children and families across the UK.

Scottish Education

Author: T. G. K. Bryce
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474437850
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1120

Book Description
Interrogates the rise of national philosophies and their impact on cosmopolitanism and nationalism.

Professionals in early childhood education and care systems

Author: Pamela Oberhuemer
Publisher: Barbara Budrich
ISBN: 3866492499
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 533

Book Description
In a European context of rapidly expanding early education/ care provision for young children, the staffing of these services is a critical quality issue. What are the requirements for professional education and training? How alike or how varied are the qualification profiles and fields of work? Through detailed country reports and comparative analyses across 27 countries, this book provides answers to these questions.

Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care

Author: Carmen Dalli
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131798711X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
The professionalism of the early childhood sector has gained prominence on the policy agendas of many countries. National pedagogical frameworks or curricula and an upsurge of pathways to gaining or upgrading qualifications has led to a pervasive terminology of professionalism. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of this terminology, the question of what professionalism means in early years contexts remains open to debate. This book draws together the work of an international group of scholars who have engaged with this question. They ask: How can professionalism be conceptualised in early childhood settings? How might one act professionally in increasingly diverse and changing social and cultural contexts? Do we have a common ground of understanding about these terms? Are there key concepts that can be agreed upon? Drawing on research and experience across a wide range of national contexts, this book seeks an understanding of early childhood professionalism in local contexts that might throw light on the global implications of this term. This book was published as a special issue in the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.

Childhood and Youth Studies

Author: Paula Zwozdiak-Myers
Publisher: Learning Matters
ISBN: 1844453200
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
This book introduces the inter-disciplinary study of childhood and youth and the multi-agency practice of professionals who serve the needs of children, young people and their families. Exploring key theories and central ideas, research methodology, policy and practice, it takes a holistic, contextual approach that values difference and diversity. It examines concepts such as identity, representation, creativity and discourse and issues such as ethnicity, gender and the ′childhood in crisis′ thesis. Furthermore, it challenges opinion by exploring complex and controversial modern-day issues, and by engaging with a range of perspectives to highlight debates within the field.

The Future of Vocational Education and Training in a Changing World

Author: Matthias Pilz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3531187570
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 586

Book Description
Across the globe, vocational education and training is characterised by a number of over-arching trends, including the increasing use of technology, the growing importance of information and communications systems, and changes to national demographics. At the interface between the education and training system and the world of work, VET faces the challenge of tackling these changes, of making a constructive contribution to solving the problems posed by the transition from education to employment, and of ensuring that the next generation has the skills it – and the economy – needs. This volume comprises thirty individual contributions that together add up to a comprehensive overview of the current situation in vocational education and training, its strengths and weaknesses, and its prospects. VET experts from Canada, the USA, India, China, Japan and Korea, as well as from a number of European countries, focus on their national context and how it fits in to the bigger picture. The contributions combine theoretical discussions from various strands of VET research with evidence from country case studies and examples from current practice.

A new deal for children?

Author: Cohen, Bronwen
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1847425925
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Important reforms are taking place in children's services in the UK, with a move towards greater integration. In England, Scotland and Sweden, early childhood education and care, childcare for older children, and schools are now the responsibility of education departments. This book is the first to examine, cross-nationally, this major shift in policy. With case studies and practical examples to illustrate how changes have been implemented, this book is essential reading for practitioners, managers, politicians, trainers and researchers in children's services, including schools, early years, school-age childcare, leisure and recreation, child welfare and health.

Exploring Parents' Views and Use of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland

Author: Craigforth Consultants
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781787811287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description

Child Care and Development 7th Edition

Author: Pamela Minett
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 1471899586
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 754

Book Description
Deliver a detailed and focused Child Development course with the 7th edition of this textbook from Pamela Minett, designed to cover all the relevant topics in concise and highly illustrated chapters. - Quickly access individual topic areas with concise, focused and clearly laid out chapters. - Build knowledge and understanding with ongoing summative questions at the end of each chapter. - Engage learners with 100s of illustrations and photographs to support understanding of key concepts. - Suitable for all Level 1 and Level 2 specifications.