Jan Pettersen Libros

Metalsmithing can be a daunting task, especially to the beginner. This beautifully photographed, comprehensive guide provides crafters of all levels with a gentle, user-friendly approach to substantial metal jewellery-making skills.

Focusing on the evolving landscape of Early Childhood Education, the book critiques the notion that managers in this field can operate without specialized knowledge. Through empirical research and case studies, it connects theory to practice, exploring essential management issues such as the interplay between early childhood policy and legislation. The authors also examine the challenges faced by managers and the necessary skills for effective leadership, emphasizing the importance of informed management in responding to global demands for ECE services.

Focusing on the evolution of children's thinking, this book delves into Jean Piaget's influential theories on cognitive development from birth to adolescence. Authors Ann Marie Halpenny and Jan Pettersen present key concepts and principles of Piaget's work, illustrating how children's thinking evolves from infancy through early childhood and beyond. The text is designed to be comprehensive yet accessible, making Piaget's significant contributions to understanding child learning relatable and understandable.

Capturing Children's Meanings in Early Childhood Research and Practice draws together contemporary research and established theories to produce a unique take on the meanings children express through a range of creative tools. Drawing on Reggio Emilia and the Mosaic approach, this book provides readers with a range of strategies for accessing, recording and interpreting young children's perceptions of and responses to their experiences. Providing a synthesis of the multiple imaginative ways we can capture young children's meanings through observations, art, photo elicitation, mindfulness, music and other creative methods, Halpenny covers topics such as: Negotiating challenges presented by researching with children Frameworks for seeing and hearing children's intentions Accurately documenting and interpreting research findings Promoting children's meanings and their performance of them Moving forward with new understandings This book is an indispensable resource for students of early childhood education, especially for courses focusing on the lived experiences of children from early to middle childhood. It is also a useful reference for those working with young children in educational and caregiving settings, and for those advocating for young children.