Early Childhood Learning Communities

<ul> <li><strong>SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN FROM A PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE</strong> </li> <li>1. A sociocultural perspective on early childhood education: rethinking, re-conceptualising and re-inventing Marilyn Fleer </li> <li>2. The images of children: a picture tells a thousand words Anne Kennedy </li> <li>3. Working in the zone: new insights into ZPD Marilyn Fleer and Jill Robbins </li> <li>4. The pedagogy of relationships Anne Kennedy and Lynne Surman </li> <li>5. Diversity in the context of universal early childhood education: family involvement or family exclusion? Marilyn Fleer and Jill Robbins </li> <li>6. Broadening the lens on diversity Marie Hammer, Jill Robbins and Marilyn Fleer </li> <li><strong>SECTION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FROM A PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE</strong> </li> <li>7. Continuity in early education: building sociocultural connections Anne Kennedy </li> <li>8. Spaces that educate Avis Ridgway and Marie Hammer </li> <li>9. Documenting – feedback informing practice Avis Ridgway </li> <li>10. A sociocultural approach to observing and assessing Marilyn Fleer and Lynne Surman </li> <li>11. Potentive assessment in early childhood education Marilyn Fleer </li> <li>12. Program planning: negotiating the curriculum Lynne Surman, Avis Ridgway and Suzy Edwards </li> <li><strong>SECTION 3: UNDERSTANDING THE PROFESSION FROM A PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE</strong> </li> <li>13. The foundations of early childhood education: historically situated practice Suzy Edwards and Marie Hammer </li> <li>14. Quality – always unfinished business Marilyn Fleer and Anne Kennedy </li> <li>15. Joining the academy Marilyn Fleer, Marie Hammer and Jill Robbins <br> </li> </ul>