Across the globe there has been a significant resurgence of interest in Froebel's philosophy in practice and Scotland is a front-runner in its systemic adoption of a Froebelian approach. This book offers a never-before-seen glimpse into Scotland’s world-leading community of Froebel-inspired early childhood practice.
Liberated by national guidance, the expert contributors unearth the recent history of this movement to embed child, community and ecologically centred education from birth to five and beyond in local, regional and national contexts. It offers valuable insight into the transformational work taking place in individual nursery and kindergarten settings, as well as policy circles and the emergent professional networks and research supporting both. It also highlights the challenges faced in moving away from the developmentalist and neo-liberal approaches that have governed early childhood education for over three decades, amid real economic and social pressures which continue to pressure early learning environments to produce “school ready” children.
Written primarily from the perspective of practitioners, it makes a compelling case that change is driven from the bottom up, and offers insightful case studies to show how this pedagogy has children, families and communities at its heart. The Power of Froebel in Early Childhood Education is a vital companion text for anyone considering the implementation of children’s rights in early education today.
Across the globe there has been a significant resurgence of interest in Froebel's philosophy in practice and Scotland is a front-runner in its systemic adoption of a Froebelian approach. This book offers a never-before-seen glimpse into Scotland’s world-leading community of Froebel-inspired early childhood practice.
Introduction: Threads of Connection: Unravelling Froebelian Kinship and
The Art of Shared Knowing Part
1. Roots
1. The Blossoming of the Edinburgh
Froebel Network
2. The Open Door: Exemplifying Freedom with Guidance at
Cowgate ELC, Edinburgh
3. New Seeds: From Practitioner Inquiry to Froebelian
Practice Part
2. Shoots
4. In conversation with Sharon Imray and Karen
Clements: Finding Froebel in Aberdeenshire
5. Through a Childs Eyes:
Listening to Natures Stories
6. The Travels of a Froebelian Mobile Play Cafe
Initiative: A Critical Analysis of Applying Froebelian Principles in
Community Spaces Part
3. Canopy
7. Unity and Connectedness: Transforming
Professional Development from Individuals to Whole Settings
8. In
conversation with Laura Gilbertson and Rosamund Coyle-Bennett: Finding
Froebel in the West of Scotland
9. Froebelian Leadership: Where Now? Where
Next?
Lynn. J. McNair is one of the founding leaders of the Edinburgh Froebel Network and a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Practice and Froebel at the University of Edinburgh, and Pathway co-ordinator of the MSc Ed (Early Childhood Practice and Froebel).
Luke J. Addison is an early childhood educator, researcher, and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, UK, with a deep passion for Froebelian principles, sustainability in education, and child-led learning.
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