Developing reflective practice in the early years

Front cover
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Half title......Page 2
Title page
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Copyright
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Contents......Page 6
List of illustrations
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Notes on the contributors......Page 10
Foreword......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
PART 1 - What does being a reflective early years practitioner involve?......Page 30
Introduction to Part 1......Page 32
1 What does it mean to reflect on our practice?......Page 34
2 Developing reflective practice......Page 45
3 Exploring leadership: roles and responsibilities of the early years professional......Page 61
PART 2 - How does reflective practice inform working with children?......Page 76
Introduction to Part 2......Page 78
4 Children’s social and emotional development......Page 80
5 What’s your attitude? Inclusion and early years settings......Page 95
6 Creativity and early years settings......Page 108
7 Listening to young children: multiple voices, meanings and understandings......Page 121
PART 3 - Leading-edge practice: acommunity of refl ectiveprofessionals......Page 134
Introduction to Part 3......Page 136
8 Multi-agency working: rhetoric or reality?......Page 138
9 Reflective family-centred practices: parents’ perspectives and early intervention......Page 154
10 Professional development and reflective practice......Page 167
11 Reflection and developing acommunity of practice......Page 177
12 Postscript: Democratic reflective practice in the early years......Page 187
Index......Page 195
Back cover......Page 202