SAGE - Student Site for Foundations of Early Childhood

Editors: Penny Mukherji and Louise Dryden

Pub Date: January 2014

Pages: 432

Book Home

Welcome to the companion website for Foundations of Early Childhood: Principles and Practice edited by Penny Mukherji and Louise Dryden.

This website offers a range of resources to support students, including:

About the Book

This book introduces all the most important aspects of early years care and education, and helps you develop the key academic skills you need to study at degree level.

Each chapter introduces the major concepts and theories which allow you to explore the foundations of key early childhood issues such as:

Children’s rights
The Early Years curriculum
How child learn and develop
Health and well-being

They then move on to look as such important topics for study such as:

How to search primary sources, such as policy documents and journals
How to use your personal experience in studying
How to develop critical reading and writing skills

With specific learning features designed for different levels of study, this book will be invaluable to students from foundation to degree level.

About the Authors

Penny Mukherji and Louise Dryden were both formerly Senior Lecturers at London Metropolitan University.