Verity Campbell-Barr 
Professional Knowledge & Skills in the Early Years [EPUB ebook] 

Debates frequently focus on the role of training as an indicator of quality, but far less attention is given to understanding how to work effectively with young children, and how the knowledge to do this is built. This book examines the development and sources of this ′know-how′ – from the knowledge the early years workforce already have to the knowledge they will develop in their practical and theoretical training. This also includes the knowledge that cannot be described but is nonetheless important in guiding the daily work of the early years sector. Both theoretical and practical knowledge are brought together while encouraging critical consideration of alternative forms of knowledge such as attitudes and beliefs. Providing international examples and theoretical discussions on the challenges and rewards of working in the early years, this book seeks to identify, recognise and celebrate how those who work in early years education deliver best practice when working with young children.

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Table of Content

Chapter 1: What does it mean to be a professional in the Early Years?

Chapter 2: Quality in the Early Years and Early Years Training

Chapter 3: Knowledges in The Early Years

Chapter 4: The Early Years Knowledge-base

Chapter 5: Concepts of Childhood, from Self to Society

Chapter 6: Emotional Knowledge

Chapter 7: Learning in Practice

About the author

Verity Campbell-Barr is a lecturer in early childhood studies at Plymouth University, undertaking a Marie Curie European Research Fellowship (funded by the European Commission) in the Department of Child Education at the Faculty of Child and Adult Education, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her research interests center on the quality of early childhood services, with her fellowship focusing on the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the early childhood education, and care workforce. She has a background in researching the provision of early childhood services and policy developments in early childhood education and care.