The Routledge International Handbook of Froebel and Early Childhood Practice: Re-articulating Research and Policy
About this ebook
This seminal Handbook responds to this need, drawing together a unique and valuable body of literature, research and case studies to make explicit the specific features of Froebelian education and provide key impulses for future research and practice in this area. Chapters present the sometimes divergent perspectives of leading educationalists, and so offer a uniquely comprehensive overview of Froebelian approaches and their interaction with contemporary policies and insights.
The Handbook explores five significant areas of scholarship and practice:
- Part I examines the original Froebelian principles and practices in early childhood education in different parts of the world.
- Part II presents case studies, development projects and practitioner publications exploring Froebelian approaches to early childhood education.
- Part III details research studies which document, debate and evaluate Froebelian approaches.
- Part IV considers how Froebelian approaches might be sustained and adapted for use in various cultural contexts across the world.
- Part V offers a re-articulation of research and policy.
An essential resource for in-service and future practitioners, researchers and policy-makers involved in early childhood education, this key text will promote discussion, aid analysis and further the practical application of Frobelian principles.
About the author
Tina Bruce, Peter Elfer and Sacha Powell with Louie Werth.
Tina Bruce CBE is Honorary Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Roehampton, UK. She was co-founding Director of the Centre for Early Childhood Studies at the Froebel College, Trustee of the Froebel Trust and Chair of the Archive Committee and Co-ordinator for the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Early Childhood Education. Tina is Vice President of Early Education and is on the Executive Committee of the International Froebel Society.
Peter Elfer is Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Roehampton, UK. He is also a Trustee of the Froebel Trust, a Vice President of Early Education and Chair of the Froebel Trust Research committee.
Sacha Powell is Professor of Early Childhood Care and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. She is a visiting scholar at the Education University of Hong Kong (2018), Chair of TACTYC and a member of the Froebel Trust’s Research Committee.
Louie Werth is Associate Lecturer in Childhood Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
