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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814521103321

Autore

Palmer Joy <1951->

Titolo

Geography in the early years / / Joy A. Palmer and Joanna C. Birch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004

ISBN

1-134-36011-8

1-134-36012-6

1-280-06373-4

9786610063734

0-203-24073-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Teaching and learning in the early years

Altri autori (Persone)

BirchJoanna C

Disciplina

372.89/1

Soggetti

Geography - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-212) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; The authors; Editor's preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The young child in the geographical world; 2 Geographical and environmental education; 3 Policy planning and organisation; 4 Policy into practice; 5 Training and professional development; 6 Resources; Postscript; References; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This completely revised and updated second edition of Geography in the Early Years presents a lively and comprehensive overview of teaching and learning in geography.Theoretical aspects of early years teaching in geography are complemented by up-to-date research findings and illustrated with discussion, a wealth of case studies, and suggestions for the development and implementation of sound geographical work in practice.In a practitioner-friendly style, this book provides:an examination of the essence of geography in terms of children's conceptions of the