Learning Together in the Early Years

Introduction - Theodora Papatheodorou and Janet Moyles 1. Exploring Relational Pedagogy: the context of this book. Introduction to the book and its three sections - Theodora Papatheodorou Section 1: Adult/child/culture/environment Introduction - Janet Moyles and Theodora Papatheodorou 2. Responsive, reciprocal relationships: the heart of the Te Whaariki curriculum - Sally Peters (NZ) 3. From Rome to Athens: Developing Participatory Concepts of Citizenship for Early Childhood Studies Students - Janet Kay and Caroline Bath (UK) 4. Ways of Knowing, Connected Teaching: The caregiver's voice - Tal Ben Tov (Israel) 5. Nurturing Inspiration - A Journey in South Africa - Jill Sachs (SA) 6. Looking, listening, learning and linking: uses of observation for relational pedagogy - Paulette Luff (UK) Section 2: Adult/child relational pedagogy Introduction - Janet Moyles and Theodora Papatheodorou 7. Children living far away: How does one develop positive relationships with children in other cultures? - Eva Maagero and Birte Simonsen (Norway) 8. Teachers Supporting Children's Self-Regulation in Conflict Situations within an Early Years Setting - Sue Bingham and David Whitebread, UK) 9. "Just like having a best friend" - How babies and toddlers construct relationships with their key workers in nurseries - Liz Brooker (UK) 10. Co-construction and scaffolding: Linking organisational style, guidance strategies and children's meaning making - Jan Georgeson (UK) 11. Co-construction and scaffolding: Guidance strategies and children's meaning-making - Jane Payler (UK) 12. Forging and Fostering Relationships in Play: whose zone is it anyway? - Kathy Goouch (UK) Section 3: Adult/adult relational pedagogy Introduction - Janet Moyles and Theodora Papatheodorou 13. Making the Most of the Relationship between Two Adults - Kim Insley and Sylvia Lucas (UK) 14. Does relationship training for caregivers enhance learning and language development in young children? - Florence Dinneen (Republic of Ireland) 15. Making a Little Difference - Rose Oates and Colleagues (UK) 16. Parental Participation: Icelandic Playschool Teachers' Views - Johanna Einarsdottir and Bryndis Garðarsdóttir (Iceland) 17. Fostering Identity and Relationships: The Essential Role of Mentors in Early Childhood - Kate Fowler, Alison Robbins and Colleagues (UK) Endpiece - Janet Moyles and Theodora Papatheodorou