Inclusion in the Early Years - Softcover

Nutbrown, Cathy; Clough, Peter; Atherton, Frances

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446203239 ISBN 13: 9781446203231

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

′This book would interest and inform any practitioner from managers to students.′- Early Years Update

′A ′must buy′ for anyone interested in inclusive education in the early years′ - SENCO Update

′Refreshingly, in this book, inclusion is not about a narrow group of students defined as ′special′ but about increasing the participation of everybody involved in early years settings.′ - Tony Booth, Professor of Inclusive and International Education Canterbury Christ Church University

′Fascinating reading ... I will be recommending this book to colleagues and adding it to my essential reading list for students′ - Nursery World

′A very helpful book which both challenges and informs... [It] brings together important evidence to help us find a positive way forward′ - Early Education

′Well-written and accessible... The book is rich with the reported experiences and ideas of educators and provides clear pointers for further research and discussion.′ - Support for Learning

This insightful text shows how practices in a range of early years settings can be influenced by the attitudes and responses of adults in those settings. The authors argue for a broad definition of inclusion, not limited to those with learning difficulties or impairment, but addressing factors affecting all members of the learning community. The book presents a number of original stories (generated from a recent research project carried out by the authors) of how the lives of practitioners, parents and children have been affected by inclusive and non- inclusive practices.

This new and revised edition includes an increased focus on:

" inclusion as a political issue

" social class

" poverty

" children′s rights

" the inclusion of gay and lesbian parents and staff

This is an essential text for all early years students, practitioners and researchers who want to become familiar with current research into inclusion and to develop ways of drawing on such studies to inform and develop their own inclusive practices.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Cathy Nutbrown is Head of the School of Education at the University of Sheffield, where she teaches and researches in the field of early childhood education.

Cathy began her career as a teacher of young children and has since worked in a range of settings and roles with children, parents, teachers, and other early childhood educators. Cathy is committed to finding ways of working ‘with respect’ with young children, and sees the concept of quality in the context of what it means to develop curriculum and pedagogy in the early years with the ambition of working in a climate of ‘respectful education’.

She established the University of Sheffield MA in Early Childhood Education in 1998 and a Doctoral Programme in Early Childhood Education in 2008. In 2010 she contributed to the Tickell Review of the Early Years Foundation In June 2012 she reported on her year-long independent review for government on early years and childcare qualifications (The Nutbrown Review). She is Editor-in-Chief of the SAGE Journal of Early Childhood Research and author of over fifty publications on aspects of early childhood education.

?Cathy Nutbrown will be discussing ideas from Early Childhood Educational Research in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie. Find out more here.

Review:

Praise for the old edition:

′This book would interest and inform any practitioner from managers to students.′

- Early Years Update

′A ′must buy′ for anyone interested in inclusive education in the early years′

- SENCO Update

′Refreshingly, in this book, inclusion is not about a narrow group of students defined as ′special′ but about increasing the participation of everybody involved in early years settings′
- Tony Booth, Professor of Inclusive and International Education Canterbury Christ Church University

′Fascinating reading ... I will be recommending this book to colleagues and adding it to my essential reading list for students′
- Nursery World

′A very helpful book which both challenges and informs... [It] brings together important evidence to help us find a positive way forward′
- Early Education

′Well-written and accessible... The book is rich with the reported experiences and ideas of educators and provides clear pointers for further research and discussion.′
- Support for Learning

′This extensive and insightful update highlights issues and discussions relating to inclusion in the widest sense. This book brings to life the challenges and opportunities of inclusive practice, and will be of considerable value to practitioners, students and academics alike′
-Dr Carrie Weston, University of East London

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1446203239
• ISBN 13: 9781446203231
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208