Early Childhood Theories Today

Aaron Bradbury is Principal Lecturer for Early Childhood Studies, Childhood, Early Years Apprenticeships and Higher Technical Qualifications in Early Years at Nottingham Trent University. Research Interests: Widening participation (access for all) with links to apprenticeship pedagogy, Early Years and Education. Ruth Swailes has almost 30 years’ experience in primary education, over 20 of them in senior leadership roles including primary headship. Ruth has worked as a School Improvement Advisor, Ofsted inspector, Early Years consultant and moderator in several Local Authorities, she has advised on DFE accredited phonics schemes and is the lead author, curriculum consultant and trainer on the Oxford University Press International Early Years curriculum. She has recently written their curriculum for 2-3-year-olds.

• Abraham Maslow - Aaron BradburyUrie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005) - Tamsin GrimmerJohn Bowlby - David WrightPierre Bourdieu (1930 – 2002) - Kate IrvineFriedrich Froebel (1782 – 1852) - Meredith RoseJean Piaget - Ruth SwailesLev Vygotsky - Angelica CelinskaTina Bruce - Philippa ThompsonLoris Malaguzzi (1920 – 1994) - Valerie DanielSteiner and Isaacs: Strangers in a strange land: exploring the past; projecting the future - Pam Jarvis

This is a good book for students to engage with