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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462675903321

Autore

Lee Wendy (Early childhood education professional)

Titolo

Understanding the Te Whariki Approach [[electronic resource] ] : Early years education in practice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-283-97257-3

0-203-07534-X

1-135-11973-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Collana

Understanding the... Approach

Altri autori (Persone)

CarrMargaret

SoutarBrenda

MitchellLinda

Disciplina

372.210993

Soggetti

Early childhood education - New Zealand

Early childhood education -- New Zealand

EDUCATION / General

EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten

Multicultural education - New Zealand

Multicultural education -- New Zealand

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

FrontCover; Understanding the Te Whāriki Approach; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements and introduction; 1. Setting the stage for TeWhāriki; 2. The development of Te Whāriki; 3. Cultural identity and language; 4. Principle one: Ngā honongā/ relationships; 5. Principle two: Kotahitanga/holistic development; 6. Principle three: Whakamana/empowerment; 7. Principle four: Whānau tangata/family and community; 8. Weaving: documentation, assessment and planning; 9. Teachers as researchers; 10. The future; Glossary of Māori terms; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the Te Wh?riki Approach is a much-needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Te Wh?riki approach, introducing the reader to an innovative bicultural curriculum developed for early childhood services in New Zealand. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of this approach to early childhood and its relationship to quality early years practice.Providing students and practitioners with the relevant information about a key pedagogical influence on high quality early years practice in the U