Professional knowledge and skills in the early years

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• About the Author = xi
• Acknowledgements = xiii
• Introduction = 1
• An Initial Framework = 2
• The Current Climate = 4
• The Book = 5
• 1 What Does it Mean to be a Professional in the Early Years? = 9
• Socio-cultural Histories and Early Years Services = 10
• A Recent History of Early Years Services = 12
• Gender and Feminism = 14
• Education, Care or Educare = 16
• The Workforce = 18
• What is a Professional? = 19
• Conclusion = 21
• 2 Quality in the Early Years and Early Years Training = 23
• Quality and High Returns = 24
• Training and Quality = 26
• The Purpose of Training = 30
• Combining Theory and Practice in Initial Training = 32
• Conclusion = 34
• 3 Knowledges in the Early Years = 37
• What is Knowledge? = 38
• Knowledges and Skills = 40
• Knowledge Production = 42
• Knowledge Application = 44
• Conclusion = 47
• 4 The Early Years Knowledge-base = 49
• A Multi-disciplinary Knowledge-base = 50
• Knowledge = 52
• Skills = 57
• Know-that and Know-how = 62
• Conclusion = 63
• 5 Concepts of Childhood, from Self to Society = 65
• What do You Think is Childhood? = 66
• World Views of Childhood = 67
• Global Childhood = 72
• Multiplicities of Childhood = 75
• Conclusion = 75
• 6 Emotional Knowledge = 77
• The Origins of the Profession = 78
• Emotionology = 81
• The Learning of Emotions = 84
• Conclusion = 87
• 7 Learning in Practice = 89
• Knowledge and Experience = 89
• Reflective Practice = 92
• Why Reflect? = 96
• The Foci of Reflection = 96
• Ethical Implications of Reflection = 100
• Conclusion = 101
• 8 Conclusion = 103
• More than Knowing = 104
• The Individual and the Social = 106
• Glossary = 109
• References = 111
• Index = 121