Meeting the Child in Steiner Kindergartens : An Exploration of Beliefs, Values and Practices (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: ways of knowing children Rod Parker-Rees 2. Looking inside the kindergarten: the apple press Mary Jane Drummond with Sarah Rees, Janet Klaar, Karen Fielding and Janet Parsons 3. Mixed age structure, the family model and the developing child Sally Jenkinson 4. How the Steiner kindergarten environment helps adults and children to get to know each otherRod Parker-Rees and Sarah Rees 5. Imagination in Steiner early years: practices and potential purposes Sue Waite and Sarah Rees 6. Doing is learning: the domestic arts and artistic activities Janni Nicol 7. Carolyn’s voice John Burnett 8. The work of the teacher: key themes and absences Mary Jane Drummond 8. Reading the book of the child: the Steiner teacher’s inner work and its relationship to child observation Sally Jenkinson 9. "Hello, Billy the gnome!" When life is not weighed or scored Trevor Mepham