Early Childhood Services: Theory, Policy and Practice

Explores relationships between theory, policy, and practice in early childhood services, examining how young children learn, approaches to curriculum for young children, the role of adults in supporting children's learning, and children as participants and knowledgeable persons. Some material has been previously published in journals, some is commissioned, and some is from a series of conferences held in 1995-96. Penn is professor of early childhood at the University of East London, UK. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)