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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Section I: Navigating the workplace -- Section II: Self-development and building confidence -- Section III: Children on the edge: Marginalisation and empowerment -- Format of the chapters -- Chapter 1: Compassionate spaces: Caring for self and others whilst working with children, young people, and families -- Chapter 2: Professionalism in practice -- Chapter 3: Women's work: Gender discrimination in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) |
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Chapter 4: Cultivating a critical understanding of child development -- Chapter 5: 'Managing doubts' to take safeguarding action -- Chapter 6: Children and digital technology: 'Millennium' generations to critical undergraduate educators -- Chapter 7: Constructing critical spaces for creativity -- Chapter 8: Reflecting on practice -- Chapter 9: Precarious lives: Refugee children's identity and belonging in the UK Early Years Foundation Stage -- Chapter 10: Working with vulnerable families -- Chapter 11: Children and young people's mental health and wellbeing -- Before you begin reading.. |
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Section I Navigating the workplace -- 1 Compassionate spaces: Caring for self and others whilst working with children, young people, and families -- Introduction -- Compassion and compassionate practice -- Links to theory -- Why is compassion important in an educational and professional practice context? -- Compassionate spaces in an HE setting -- Encounter with Lauren, a final year undergraduate student: brief background -- Reflection 1 -- Equality, diversity, and compassion -- Compassionate spaces -- Reflection 2 -- Conclusion and implications for practice -- References |
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2 Professionalism in practice -- Introduction -- Links to theory -- Being professional, professionalism, and professionalisation -- Developing a professional identity -- The ethical professional: what kind of professional do you aspire to be? -- Reflection 1 -- Using theory to explain the tensions -- Reflection 2 -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 'Women's work': Gender discrimination in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) -- Introduction -- Links to theory -- The context of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the UK |
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Social constructions of gender, work and value, and the ECEC workforce -- Reflection 1 -- Feminist perspectives -- Reflection 2 -- Future directions for equality in ECEC work: trade unions and professionalisation -- Conclusion -- References -- Section II Self-development and building confidence -- 4 Cultivating a critical understanding of child development -- Introduction -- Historical context of child development -- The scientific study of child development -- Major dominant theories in relation to child development -- Theories of behaviourism -- Classical conditioning -- Reflection 1 |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429017193 |
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0429017197 |
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