Developing learning in early childhood /
By: Bruce, Tina
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Series: 0-8 series.Publisher: London : Thousand Oaks, Calif. : P. Chapman Pub. ; Sage Publications, 2004Description: xiv, 229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780761941767 (pbk.); 9780761941767:.Subject(s): Early childhood education -- Parent participation![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-225) and index.
Background: Holistic services for whole children. -- How does learning develop? -- Mind and brain. -- A sense of self. -- Social and cultural development. -- Communication. -- Talk. -- Doing real things. -- Why is play important? -- The essentials of play. -- Using symbols. -- Learning in childhood and beyond: Charlie's day.
Drawing on traditional approaches and recent research and theories, Tina Bruce effectively demonstrates the need for a balance between the biological and socio-cultural aspects of the development of learning.