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‘This informative and wide-ranging book argues persuasively for the value of multiple perspectives, both international and disciplinary, in the study and practice of early childhood education, because they feed our imaginations and provoke us to think. And while illustrating the many differences that exist between countries, it highlights the shared issues confronting us, wherever we live.’ - Emeritus Professor Peter Moss, Institute of Education, University of London
Place-Based Learning in Early Years Services: Approaches and Examples from Norway and Scotland
Place-Based Learning in Early Years Services: Approaches and Examples from Norway and Scotland
Overview
What can we learn from services which help children to understand and engage with ‘place’ and community’ and use this as a tool for active learning? Place-based learning is an approach to early childhood education and care (ECEC) that makes use of local economic activities and the unique history, culture, tradition and other community reference points to engage more effectively with children and young people within the context of their lives. Like ‘forest schools’ and ‘wood’ or ‘nature’ kindergartens, it may make extensive use of nature, which, in Norway, for example, is seen as part of the ...
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