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Reflective Teaching in Early Education

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Reflective Teaching in Early Education is an essential guide for early years practitioners, covering the full spectrum of early childhood from birth to eight years old. This new edition, brought together by an expert author team, offers practical, evidence-based guidance on key issues such as relationships, behaviour, inclusion, curriculum planning, and teaching strategies. It uniquely balances practical advice with evidence-informed principles and concepts, helping practitioners deepen their understanding and continually improve their skills. New features include case studies illustrating the impact of reflective teaching, fresh reflective activities, and updates aligned with recent curriculum and assessment changes across the UK. Additional resources are available at reflectiveteaching.co.uk and the companion volume 'Readings for Reflective Teaching in Early Education' is signposted throughout.
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This book is ideal for trainee and practising early years educators, university students, and professionals working in early childhood education and care settings who seek to enhance their reflective teaching practice with evidence-based strategies.

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"Excellent support for trainee and practising early years practitioners, combining evidence-based principles with practical advice and examples to help you get to grips with the realities of working in an early years setting"--

Excellent support for trainee and practising early years practitioners, combining evidence-based principles with practical advice and examples to help you get to grips with the realities of working in an early years setting.

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The book you can trust to guide you through your career in the early years, as the expert authors share tried and tested techniques in a range of early years settings.

For this new edition, Jennifer Colwell and Amanda Ince have drawn together an expert author team to bring you guidance from top practitioners that is both cohesive and continues to evolve to meet the needs of today’s early years practitioners. It is designed for trainees, whether in universities or early years settings, and looks across the full early years spectrum, from birth to 8 years old.

Reflective Teaching in Early Education uniquely provides two levels of support:

  • Practical, evidence-based guidance on key early years issues – including relationships, behaviour, inclusion, curriculum planning and learning, and teaching strategies
  • Evidence-informed β€˜principles’ and 'concepts' to help you understand the theories informing practice, offering ways for you to continue to develop your skills and understanding of early years practice in early childhood education and care

New to this edition:

  • Case Studies which illustrate the impact Reflective Teaching can have on your practice and your setting
  • New Reflective Activities
  • Updated references and guidance on Key Readings
  • Updates to reflect recent changes in curriculum and assessment across the UK

reflectiveteaching.co.uk provides a treasure trove of additional support.

Readings for Reflective Teaching in Early Education, the supporting β€˜portable library’ volume, is signposted throughout this book and provides convenient access to key texts.

Series: Reflective Teaching

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Reflective Teaching in Early Education is praised for its excellent, up-to-date approach to developing engaged professionalism in early childhood education. Rod Parker-Rees highlights its value in guiding practitioners to accommodate individual children's needs amid policy changes. Adrijana Visnjic-Jevtic notes its unique, evidence-based orientation that firmly establishes reflective practice to support child-centred settings. Anna Colgan commends the book’s engaging case studies and reflective points, emphasising how it stimulates critical thinking and practice improvement for early years educators.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350127593

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 45 bw illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 980g

Pages: 504

About the Author

Jennifer Colwell is an Educational Consultant and Research Fellow in the Education Research Centre at the University of Brighton, UK.
Amanda Ince is a Principal Teaching Fellow at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.


Helen Bradford (Independent Educational Consultant, UK) | Eleanor Kitto (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK | Julian Grenier (Headteacher, Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre, UK) | Eunice Lumsden (University of Northampton, UK) | Catriona McDonald and Sheila Nutkins (University of Aberdeen, UK) | Mary Moloney (Mary Immaculate College, Ireland) | Ioanna Palaiologou (Canterbury Educational Services, UK) | Helen Edwards and Juliet Mickelburgh (Foundation Stage Forum, UK) | Rebecca Swindells (Independent Early Years Consultant, UK) | Deborah Price (Independent Early Years Consultant, UK)

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