Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy

— —

Leanne Gibbs (University of Wollongong, Australia) Michael Gasper (Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham, UK.)

Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy

Leanne Gibbs (University of Wollongong, Australia), Michael Gasper (Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham, UK.)

$284

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
26 February 2019

Pre-school & kindergarten

Series: Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

Asking key questions about how policies and systems impact on children’s early years and rethinking the ways in which young children’s learning and development becomes integral to policy, this insightful text challenges the common misconception that policy development and pedagogical implementation are separate endeavours.

Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy explores symbiotic dynamics between policy and practice in the early years to consider the implications of policies relating to documentation, professional well-being, mentoring, the role of the family, language development and diversity. Written to provoke group discussion and extend thinking, opportunities for international comparison, points for reflection and editorial provocations will help students, educators, integrated service providers and policy makers engage critically with a variety of understandings of how policy and practice interact. Considering the role of learning environment, the practitioner, the wider community and policy, chapters are divided into four key sections which reflect major influences on practice and pedagogy:

Being alongside children

Those who educate

Embedding families and communities

Working with systems

Considering diverse settings and contexts, perspectives, policies and systems, this text will enhance understanding, support self-directed learning and provoke and transform thinking at both graduate and postgraduate levels, particularly in the field of early childhood education and care.

Edited by: Leanne Gibbs (University of Wollongong Australia), Michael Gasper (Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham, UK.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781138319257
ISBN 10: 1138319252
Series: Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 26 February 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations List of acronyms Volume editors’ acknowledgements Series editors’ acknowledgements Series editors, volume editors and contributors Preface: trawling muddy waters SECTION ONE: Being alongside children Chapter 1: Pedagogical documentation: the intersection of children’s learning and prescribed systems and policy Chapter 2: Conducting ethical professional inquiry alongside children: children as fellow researchers Chapter 3: Educators experimenting with common world pedagogies Editorial provocations: engaging readers and extending thinking SECTION TWO: Those who educate Chapter 4: Navigating complex systems Chapter 5: A North American perspective on understanding and nurturing professional well-being in the early childhood workplace Chapter 6: Shaped by policy: the positioning of mentoring within the early years sector in Singapore Editorial provocations: engaging readers and extending thinking SECTION THREE: Embedding families and communities Chapter 7: Seeing over the wall: growing policy from learning with families in contexts Chapter 8: Whose voice? balancing perspectives in children's language development in early childhood Chapter 9: Honoring family diversity: challenges of leading pedagogy in multi-ethnic societies – perspectives from South Africa Editorial provocations: engaging readers and extending thinking SECTION FOUR: Working with systems Chapter 10: Compliance in a landscape of complexity: regulation and educational leadership Chapter 11: Exploring intersections between systems, policy and pedagogy: critical reflection on an emerging system in Morocco Chapter 12: Being seen and being changed: problematising the role of ‘quality’ Early childhood education in the global education reform movement Editorial provocations: engaging readers and extending thinking Coda: thinking forward

Leanne Gibbs is a researcher and consultant in early childhood leadership and policy. She is a doctoral candidate at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Michael Gasper is an early years consultant, trainer, coach, mentor and facilitator and works with the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham, UK.