Introducing Bronfenbrenner

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Bronfenbrenner's model of development in reference to Early Years Education. It draws on practice-based research to identify and animate key elements of the model impacting on early educational pedagogy and practice.

The influence of Urie Bronfenbrenner's model of development has been extensive in different areas of developmental science and education, and it continues to inform contemporary research and practice in many fields, including early childhood education. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Bronfenbrenner's model of development in reference to early childhood education. It draws on practice-based research to identify and animate key elements of the model impacting on early educational pedagogy and practice.

This new and revised second edition identifies and explores the key elements of Bronfenbrenner's model by referring to contemporary understandings of how children learn. It also includes a new chapter which considers repositioning early childhood education settings as interactive, relational spaces and provides a broader focus on the concept of transitional experiences in children's daily lives. Along with new content on leadership and associated roles and practices in early childhood education, this book illustrates how Bronfenbrenner's model can help bring quality to early learning environments and show how it can be incorporated into daily work with young children through vignettes, case studies and examples of good practice.

Introducing Bronfenbrenner serves as an ideal read for professionals around the world working with children in early childhood settings, and students training to become early childhood professionals at degree level on undergraduate programmes, as part of vocational training or as part of continuous professional development.

Autorentext

Nóirín Hayes is Visiting Academic at the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin and Professor Emerita, Technological University Dublin, Ireland.

Leah O'Toole is Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education in the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University, Ireland.

Ann Marie Halpenny is Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development in the School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences at the Technological University Dublin, Ireland.

Klappentext

The influence of Urie Bronfenbrenner's model of development has been extensive in different areas of developmental science and education, and it continues to inform contemporary research and practice in many fields, including early childhood education. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Bronfenbrenner's model of development in reference to early childhood education. It draws on practice-based research to identify and animate key elements of the model impacting on early educational pedagogy and practice. This new and revised second edition identifies and explores the key elements of Bronfenbrenner's model by referring to contemporary understandings of how children learn. It also includes a new chapter which considers repositioning early childhood education settings as interactive, relational spaces and provides a broader focus on the concept of transitional experiences in children's daily lives. Along with new content on leadership and associated roles and practices in early childhood education, this book illustrates how Bronfenbrenner's model can help bring quality to early learning environments and show how it can be incorporated into daily work with young children through vignettes, case studies and examples of good practice. Introducing Bronfenbrenner serves as an ideal read for professionals around the world working with children in early childhood settings, and students training to become early childhood professionals at degree level on undergraduate programmes, as part of vocational training or as part of continuous professional development.

Zusammenfassung
This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Bronfenbrenner's model of development in reference to Early Years Education. It draws on practice-based research to identify and animate key elements of the model impacting on early educational pedagogy and practice.

Inhalt

1. Introducing Bronfenbrenner

2. The bioecological model of human development

3. Proximal processes and relationships

4. Understanding development in context

5. A bioecological perspective on transitions

6. Locating the child at the centre of practice

7. Creating rich learning environments

8. Early education as a dynamic process

9. Nurturing children's learning and development

10. Relational spaces linking people, places and resources: Positioning early childhood settings

11. Reflecting the bioecological in early years practice Glossary

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Index