Early childhood studies: an introduction to the study of children's worlds and children's lives. (3rd ed.)

The third edition of this popular core text provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the course content for Early Childhood Studies.

The contents list reflects the multi-disciplinary and multi-professional scope of the discipline and provides an overview of current issues and approaches.

Seven new chapters have been added including those on Frameworks for Understanding and Development, Providing an Enabling Environment and Action Research.

Each chapter includes activities to help the reader engage with the text and advice on further reading.