Early Years Education (Multiple-component retail product)

Volume 1: Histories and Traditions  Part 1: Introduction: Pioneers of Early Childhood Education  Part 2: Early Childhood Education in the First Half of the 20^th Century  Part 3: Explorations in the Mind of the Child  Part 4: More Recent Interpretations of Early Childhood Education  Volume 2: Curriculum Issues in Early Childhood Education  Part 1: Introduction: The Centrality of Play in Early Childhood Education  Part 2: Play and Social Development  Part 3: Play and Cognitive Development  Part 4: Talk, Stories and Early Literacy  Part 5: Offering the Curriculum: the Clash of Children’s and Adults’ Cultures  Part 6: Approaches to Assessment, Evaluation and Documentation  Part 7: Transition from Preschool to School  Volume 3: Policy and Practice in Early Education and Care  Part 1: Policy and Provision for Early Childhood Education in Different Countries  Part 2: Working Together for Children in Early Childhood Education  Part 3: Community, Cultures and Quality in Early Childhood Education  Part 4: Early Childhood Pedagogy  Part 5: Practitioners’ Perspectives  Volume 4: Researching Early Education: Challenges and Futures  Part 1: Introduction: the Role of Research in Early Childhood Education Part 2: Researching Local Contexts in Early Childhood Education  Part 3: Macroanalysis of Issues in Early Childhood Education  Part 4: Researching the Influences of Context and Culture in Early Childhood Education  Part 5: Confronting Assumptions: Challenging Globalisation in Early Childhood Education  Part 6: Beyond Early Childhood Education: Connections with other Areas of Research