Theories into Practice

Name: Theories into Practice
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SKU: TS0280
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ISBN: 9781925145045

Understanding and rethinking our work with young children and the EYLF

Theories into Practice briefly outlines the major thrust of each group and what it might look like in practice. Some major theorists are then focused on in turn. Discussion starter topics follow each theorist and questions for reflection that relate more to thinking about the main concepts in relation to practice are included.

The downloadable file Challenging Aspects of Practice (CAP) provides a tool to help educators identify and consider the theoretical perspectives that act to shape their practice. This tool relates to the NQS: Quality Area 1. It is designed to stimulating thinking and conversation at the individual and centre level to assist in understanding the interplay between theory and practice.

Click here to use the Challenging Aspects of Practice (CAP) activity

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Ages: 0-5 | Pages: 76 | Code: TS0280 | ISBN: 9781925145045

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Andrea Nolan

Andrea Nolan is Professor of Education (Early Childhood) in the School of Education at Deakin University. She has had extensive experience teaching in early childhood education settings as well as in primary schools, and has taught in the TAFE and university sectors, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as supervising higher degree research students.
Andrea has conducted research in both schools and preschools and has worked on a number of state, national and international projects on literacy development, program evaluation and professional learning for teachers. She has researched the impact of the current Australian reform agenda on professional identities and educator practice, leadership, mentoring, inter-professional work, and reflective practice as a means to better understand practice.

Bridie Raban

Bridie Raban is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Her past research has focused on language and literacy development, teacher change and development, curriculum and assessment for the early childhood years and quality provision. She was the first Professor of Early Childhood Education in Victoria and the second in Australia, and before this she was Professor of Primary Education (Early Years) at the University of Warwick and President of the UK Reading Association.

Contents
Chapter 1: Theories and perspectives	5
The impact of theories on practice	6
Understanding the theories	6
Developmental theories	8
Socio-cultural theories	9
Socio-behaviourist theories	10
Critical theories	11
Post-structuralist theories	13
About this book	14
Chapter 2: Developmental theorists and practical implications	15
Developmental theories in practice	15
Jean Piaget	17
Rudolf Steiner	21
Maria Montessori	23
Howard Gardner	26
Chapter 3: Socio-cultural theorists and practical implications	29
Socio-cultural theories in practice	29
Lev Vygotsky	31
Jerome Bruner	33
Urie Bonfenbrenner	36
Loris Malaguzzi	38
Barbara Rogoff	40
Chapter 4: Socio-behaviourist theorists and practical implications	42
Socio-behaviourist theories in practice	42
Ivan Pavlov	44
Frederic Skinner	45
Albert Bandura	47
Chapter 5: Critical theorists and practical implications	49
Critical theories in practice	49
Jurgen Habermas	51
Paulo Freire	53
Chapter 6: Post-structuralist theorists and practical implications	55
Post-structuralist theories in practice	56
Michel Foucault	57
Pierre Bourdieu	59
Gaile Canella	61
Chapter 7: Challenging aspects of practice	63
Reflecting on practice	63
Where have our practices come from?	64
Questioning practice	66
Chapter 8: Theoretical understandings	69
References and further reading	72