The Power of Froebel in Early Childhood Education

Exploring Ideas, Practice and Impact in Scotland
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-91642-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Across the globe there has been a significant resurgence of interest in Froebel's philosophy in practice and Scotland is a front-runner in its systemic adoption of a Froebelian approach. This book offers a never-before-seen glimpse into Scotland’s world-leading community of Froebel-inspired early childhood practice.

Liberated by national guidance, the expert contributors unearth the recent history of this movement to embed child, community and ecologically centred education from birth to five and beyond in local, regional and national contexts. It offers valuable insight into the transformational work taking place in individual nursery and kindergarten settings, as well as policy circles and the emergent professional networks and research supporting both. It also highlights the challenges faced in moving away from the developmentalist and neo-liberal approaches that have governed early childhood education for over three decades, amid real economic and social pressures which continue to pressure early learning environments to produce “school ready” children.

Written primarily from the perspective of practitioners, it makes a compelling case that change is driven from the bottom up, and offers insightful case studies to show how this pedagogy has children, families and communities at its heart. The Power of Froebel in Early Childhood Education is a vital companion text for anyone considering the implementation of children’s rights in early education today.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Addison, Luke J.

McNair, Lynn J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Kindergarten & Vorschule
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Threads of Connection: Unravelling Froebelian Kinship and The Art of Shared Knowing Part 1. Roots 1. The Blossoming of the Edinburgh Froebel Network 2. The Open Door: Exemplifying Freedom with Guidance at Cowgate ELC, Edinburgh 3. New Seeds: From Practitioner Inquiry to Froebelian Practice Part 2. Shoots 4. In conversation with Sharon Imray and Karen Clements: Finding Froebel in Aberdeenshire 5. Through a Child’s Eyes: Listening to Nature’s Stories 6. The Travels of a Froebelian Mobile Play Cafe Initiative: A Critical Analysis of Applying Froebelian Principles in Community Spaces Part 3. Canopy 7. Unity and Connectedness: Transforming Professional Development from Individuals to Whole Settings 8. In conversation with Laura Gilbertson and Rosamund Coyle-Bennett: Finding Froebel in the West of Scotland 9. Froebelian Leadership: Where Now? Where Next?

Über Autor(innen)

Lynn. J. McNair OBE is a founder leader of the Edinburgh Froebel Network, Head of the Cowgate Under Fives Centre in Edinburgh, Senior Teaching Fellow and Pathway co-ordinator of the MSc Ed (Early Childhood Practice and Froebel) and an endorsed Froebel Tutor for the Froebel Trust.

Luke J. Addison is an early childhood educator, researcher, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, UK, with a deep passion for Froebelian principles, sustainability in education, and child-led learning.