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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
1. What is environment?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
2. What is development?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
3. How do children’s experiences in the environment influence their learning and development?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
Resources
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
1. The following resources examine aspects of the theories discussed in this chapter:
May, R. and S. Nordwall (2014), ‘What is anthroposophy’, Available online: https://waldorfanswers.org/index.htm(accessed 24 January 2018).
Kurbegovic, E. (2014). ‘Education.’ Available online: http://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/encyclopedia/54668bd62432860000000001(accessed 23 January 2018).
Wilson, R.A. (2013), ‘Eugenics.’ Available online: http://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/encyclopedia/5233ce485c2ec500000000a9(accessed 23 January 2018).
2. The following resources examine self-regulation:
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child (2018), ‘A Guide to Executive Function’. Available online: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/guide/a-guide-to-executive-function/ (accessed 23 January 2019).
Kids Matter (2018), ‘Self-regulation’, Available online: https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/early-childhood/resources-support-childrens-mental-health/about-emotions/self-regulation (accessed 25 January 2018).
3. The following resources are related to brain development:
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child (2018), ‘Brain Architecture.’ Available online: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/brain-architecture/ (accessed 23 January, 2019).
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child (2018), ‘Toxic Stress’. Available online:https://developingchild.harvard.edu/guide/a-guide-to-toxic-stress/(accessed 23 January, 2019).
4. The following resources examine outdoor/nature experiences:
Coe, H.A. (2017), ‘Embracing risk in the Canadian Woodlands: Four Children’s Risky Play and Risk-taking experiences in a Canadian Forest Kindergarten’, Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15(2): 374-388.
Hoyland, T., and E. Elliot (2014), ‘Nature Kindergarten in Sooke: A Unique Collaboration’, Journal of Childhood Studies, 39(2): 39-43.
Masters, J., and L. Grogan (2018), ‘A Comparative Analysis of Nature Kindergarten Programmes in Australia and New Zealand,’ International Journal of Early Years Education, 26(3): 233-248. DOI: 10.1080/09669760.2018.1459507