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  • Transitions to School in the 21st Century

    Insights from National and International Research, Policy, and Practice

    Edited by Bob Perry, Sue Dockett ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is the result of an ambitious project, providing comprehensive and critical reviews of national research on the transition to the first year of compulsory school, over the first quarter of the 21st century. It has been written by more than 90 authors from 39 different countries, with each chapter outlining a range of educational contexts and services and offering a diversity of ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • Lifting the Lid on a baby boomer´s memory box

    One boy's life and times

    by Bob Perry ...
    Journey back to the post-war Black Country with Bob Perry as he recalls his childhood in a changing world. Born into a typical estate, Bob's story mirrors that of countless Baby Boomers. From his close-knit community to the bustling town streets, Bob navigates a world rebuilding itself after war. Amid historic events, Bob's narrative intertwines his journey with the broader tapestry of his time, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Mathematics in Early Childhood

    Research, Reflexive Practice and Innovative Pedagogy

    Series series Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood
    Structured around Bishop’s six fundamental mathematical activities, this book brings together examples of mathematics education from a range of countries to help readers broaden their view on maths and its interrelationship to other aspects of life.Considering different educational traditions and diverse contexts, and illustrating theory through the use of real-life vignettes throughout, this book ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Evaluating Transition to School Programs

    Learning from Research and Practice

    Transition to school represents a time of great change for all involved. Many transition to school programs have been developed to support positive transitions to school. While these programs have involved complex planning and implementation, often they have not been evaluated in rigorous or systematic ways. This book brings together Australian and international perspectives on research and ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Working with Parents and Families in Early Childhood Education

    Edited by Ute Ward, Bob Perry ...
    Series series EECERA Collection of Research in Early Childhood Education
    This book reports initiatives to listen to parents and families, to ascertain what families believe and do as they seek to engage collaboratively with their children’s educators, and what educators and educational systems might do to facilitate and/or establish barriers to such engagement.Parental engagement in children’s learning and development has many positive benefits. However, in the current ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Redemption Alley

    How I Lived to Bowl Another Frame

    After hitting rock bottom through addiction, bowling legend Bob Perry learned that religion is for people who don't want to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there. Perry tells his heart-wrenching, inspiring story of bowling for the mob and drug and alcohol addiction in his new book, Redemption Alley.Perry, considered by many to be one of the most naturally-talented ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Listening to Children's Advice about Starting School and School Age Care

    Series series Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood
    Reflecting the importance of drawing on children’s perspectives to shape professional practice, this book offers a nuanced approach to understanding the aims, implications and practicalities of accessing and incorporating children’s perspectives in pedagogial practices relating to transitions. Listening to Children’s Advice about Starting School and School Age Care:emphasises the importance of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Varied Perspectives on Play and Learning

    Theory and Research on Early Years Education

    This book brings together an international group of researchers reporting on their work about play and early childhood education across 13 countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America, India, The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore, China and Australia. It contributes to growing international conversations about play and the role of play in early childhood ... Read more

    $44.29 USD

  • Mathematics and Transition to School

    International Perspectives

    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited book brings together for the first time an international collection of work focused on two important aspects of any young child’s life – learning mathematics and starting primary or elementary school. The chapters take a variety of perspectives, and integrate these two components in sometimes explicit and sometimes more subtle ways.The key issues and themes explored in this book are ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood Mathematics

    Edited by Oliver Thiel, Bob Perry ...
    Series series EECERA Collection of Research in Early Childhood Education
    The chapters in this book investigate and reflect on many of the issues and challenges raised by the current trends and tensions in early childhood mathematics education. They emanate from seven countries – Australia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.Ever since Fröbel invented the kindergarten, mathematics has been a part of early childhood pedagogy. Mathematics ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Transitions to School: Perspectives and Experiences from Latin America

    Research, Policy, and Practice

    Series series Education (R0)
    This book showcases the quality work that Latin American researchers have done on transition to school in Latin American countries by offering the English-speaking world, first-hand access to some Latin American transitions research, practices, and policies. This book shows the work carried out in countries such as Brazil, Chile, Cuba, and Mexico with regards to the way in which the transition to ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Families and Transition to School

    Series Book 21 - International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
    This collection addresses issues related to families and transition, and pays special attention to the transition to school, the effect of this on the family, as well as the effect of the family on that transition. It celebrates the roles of families, locating them as integral partners in time of transition and identifying a variety of ways in which families and educators can work together with ... Read more

    $134.09 USD