Early Years Pioneers in Context: Their lives, lasting influence and impact on practice today [Paperback]

1. An Introduction to Early Years Pioneers in Context  2. Early Years Pioneers: In the Beginning  3. Frederick Froebel and the Garden of Children   4. Elizabeth Peabody (1804-1894): Implementing Froebels Play Based Learning  5. Susan Blow, Funding Kindergartens and Training Professionals for American Kindergartens in Public Education: (1843-1916)  6. Rudolf Steiner: The Anthrosophical Approach  7. Margaret McMillan: The Original Liberatory Pedagogue  8. Maria Montessori: Scientific Pedagogy  9. Susan Isaacs: A Message in a Bottle  10. Loris Malaguzzi: Liberatory Pedagogy for Democracy

At a time when early years practice in England appears increasingly shaped by political agendas, it is refreshing to read a book that reminds us that it does not necessarily have to be this way. In true pioneering spirit, Jarvis, Swiniarski and Holland take us on a journey of discovery through the contribution of notable historical figures associated with the early years from the beginning of the nineteenth until the end of the twentieth century.

Philip Selbie, Institute of Education, Plymouth University

This accessible text provides an international study of critical educational leaders who established the foundation for Early Childhood Education across continents in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It places each pioneer within the time and culture in which they lived to help the reader understand how theories and knowledge about early years education and care have evolved over time.

Early Years Pioneers in Context traces key themes such as play, child-initiated learning, working with parents, scaffolding childrens learning and the environment, enabling students to reflect on the differences and similarities between the pioneers and understand their contribution to practice tol“!