BERA Research Commission 2019–2020: Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Tensions, impacts and democratic alternatives across the UK’s four nations
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Nathan Archer, Dr
Director - International Montessori Institute at Leeds Beckett University
Dr. Nathan Archer is Director of the International Montessori Institute at Leeds Beckett University. He has a professional background as a Montessori Primary teacher and has worked in early childhood education for over twenty years in practice, policy and research. Nathan completed a PhD at University of Sheffield in 2020 exploring the agency and activism of early childhood educators in England. Since then, Nathan has undertaken research with Sutton Trust, Nuffield Foundation and University of Leeds.
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Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has developed to meet different aims to encourage children’s holistic development; embed attitudes consistent with lifelong learning; facilitate...
Contemporary curriculum debates in early childhood education and care
With the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) becoming statutory, the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) special interest group arranged a webinar series to provide space for wider...
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Contemporary curriculum debates in Early Childhood Education and Care – 2
With the revised Early Years Foundation Stage guidance being used by early adopters we argue that now is a good time to focus on revisiting the function of Early Childhood Education and Care...
Contemporary curriculum debates in Early Childhood Education and Care – 2
Online registration for this event has now closed, to register please email events@bera.ac.uk. #BERA_EYFS @BERANews @ececsig With the revised Early Years Foundation Stage guidance being...
Activism, autonomy and identities: Stories from early childhood educators
In pre-Covid England, early childhood education and care (ECEC) was already in a state of uncertainty. A maelstrom of structural conditions and an onslaught of initiatives had manifested as...
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