Learning Theories in Childhood

3. Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-5264-4464-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

This book expands on and explains each philosophical perspective and its impact on practice, in a style that is accessible and easy to digest. Updates to the third edition include expanded material on Bronfenbrenner and Bandura, as well as more exercises and resources to help with learning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gray, Colette

Macblain, Sean

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Learning Theories
Chapter 2: The Developmental Process Underpinning Learning: The Role of Theory and Philosophy
Chapter 3: The Founding Fathers and Philosophies of Learning
Chapter 4: Classical and Operant Conditioning: The Early Years Experience
Chapter 5: Piaget, Learning and Cognitive Constructivism
Chapter 6: Vygotsky: Learning in a Social Matrix
Chapter 7: Bandura and Social Learning
Chapter 8: Bronfenbrenner: Bioecological Influences on Social Learning
Chapter 9: Bruner and Discovery Learning/ Constructivism
Chapter 10: New Perspectives: Childhood Studies
Chapter 11: Theory in Practice: Learning and the Reflective Practitioner
Chapter 12: The Changing Nature of Learning

Über Autor(innen)

Gray, Colette
Dr Colette Gray is a Chartered Developmental Psychologist at Stranmillis University College, a College of The Queen’s University of Belfast. She is a Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, was until very recently the Head of Research Development and a Visiting Professor (Child Development & Education) to the University of St Marks & St John’s Plymouth. She has studied and taught a range of undergraduate and post graduate degree modules to students for more than 20 years. Editor of the International Journal of Early Years Education, she continues to develop her research interests in the field of participatory research which children and marginalised groups, the impact of special needs on children’s learning, and the ethical implications of research involving vulnerable groups. Married for 40 years, she is the proud grandmother of three pre-schoolers Jacob (3 yrs 6mths), Isabelle (20 months) and Isaac (15 mths).

Macblain, Sean
Sean MacBlain PhD is a distinguished author and academic whose publications include: MacBlain (Sage, 2021) Children’s Learning in Early Childhood; MacBlain (Sage, 2020) Child Development for Teachers; MacBlain, Dunn and Luke (Sage, 2017) Contemporary Childhood; Gray and MacBlain (Sage, 2015) Learning Theories in Childhood; MacBlain, Long and Dunn, (Sage, 2015) Dyslexia, Literacy and Inclusion: Child-centred Perspectives; MacBlain (Sage, 2014) How Children Learn. Sean’s publications are used by students, practitioners and academics throughout the world and have been widely translated including into Chinese and Vietnamese. Sean was previously a senior academic at the University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, England where he held the positions of Research lead for the Centre for Education and Applied Research, Research Lead for the Centre for Professional and Educational Research, Research Coordinator for the School of Education and Deputy Chair of the Ethics Committee. Sean has also worked as a Senior Lecturer in Education and Developmental Psychology at Stranmillis University College, Queen’s University Belfast. In addition to this, Sean has worked for over twenty years as an educational psychologist and continues in this field as an independent practitioner.