Early childhood education: history, philosophy and experience

pt. 1. A short history of early childhood education. The legacy of history : Early childhood education in the UK: a brief history ; Foundation stones: some key figures whose work has influenced thinking and development of provision for young children

Into the twenty-first century: twenty-five years of policy change : Understanding recent history: 1988-2013 ; Into the future, learning from the past

pt. 2. The pioneers: their lives and works. Socrates

Jan Amos Komensky (Comenius)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Robert Owen

Friedrich Froebel

Charles Dickens

Charlotte Mason

Rudolf Steiner

Sigmund Freud

Rachel McMillan

John Dewey

Margaret McMillan

Maria Montessori

Alexander Sutherland Neill (A.S. Neill)

Susan Sutherland Isaacs

Louis Christian Schiller

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky

Donald Woods Winnicott

Jean Piaget

Erik Erikson

Carl Rogers

Robin Tanner

Burrhus Fredrick Skinner

Sir Alexander Bradshaw Clegg (Alec Clegg)

Loris Malaguzzi

Chris Athey

pt. 3. Talking of early childhood education: nine conversations. 1. So, who needs history? / Peter Clough and Cathy Nutbrown

2. Why early childhood education? / Robert Owen and Cathy Nutbrown

3. What motivates young children to learn? / Susan Sutherland Isaacs with Peter Clough

4. How do young children learn? / Johann Heinrich Pestolozzi, Jean Piaget and Friedrich Froebel

5. A policy of creativity / Alec Clegg with Peter Clough

6. Looking back to 'education' and 'care' ... challenging current policy through history / Susan Isaacs, Maria Montessori and Margaret McMillan

7. Literacy in the early years: a pedagogy of patience? / Rudolf Steiner with Cathy Nutbrown

8. Children's rights and early learning / Charlotte Mason with Cathy Nutbrown

9. From God and church to awe and wonder: spirituality and creativity in early childhood education / Cathy Nutbrown with Peter Clough

pt. 4. Linking the past with the present. Children's rights

The arts and creativity

Literacy

Play, learning and pedagogy

Early intervention

Home learning and parental involvement in early education

Inclusion

Professional development and training.