Understanding Schemas and Emotion in Early Childhood
- Cath Arnold - Pen Green Early Years Centre
Understanding Schemas and Emotion in Early Childhood makes explicit connections between young children's spontaneous repeated actions and their representations of their emotional worlds. Drawing on the literature on schemas, attachment theory and family contexts, the author takes schema theory into the territory of the emotions, making it relevant to the social and emotional development strand in early childhood education.
Based on research carried out alongside children, parents, workers and co-researchers at the world-famous Pen Green Nursery, and using case studies of a small number of individual children, the author shows new links between cognition and affect. The book includes a brief summary of a method of Child Study, using video and reflections on video sequences.
This book will be of interest to students and practitioners on Early Childhood undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as those taking modules on schema theory.
I like the case study approach very good to include examples for students to reflect upon.
Observation and subsequent discussion and interpretation sections are very useful.
exceptional text - will spark much interest during topic work and placement exepriences
Cath's book is accessible. It encourages us to consider the whole child's learning and development when analysing documentation and supports us to gain a deeper into the child as they make meaning of their worlds.
At last a book which links childrens' facinating schemas to emotional development. An interesting read which gives insight and logical understanding.
This book is very user friendly, using real case studies. Links theory to practice well. I will urge my learners to purchase this as a first choice book.
Appropriate resource for stundents at undergraduate level, wishing to explore further the concept of schemas
