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SAGE PUBLISHING Young Childrens Creative Thinking 2012 Edition by Fumoto
The importance of promoting young children's creative thinking, and the social relationships which support it, is now seen as a vital element of good early childhood practice. The authors push forward our understanding of what young children's creative thinking is, and how it promotes young children's well-being. By drawing on research evidence, they examine key issues from the perspectives of the child, the parents or carers, and early childhood practitioners and make links between theory and practice. The book is divided into three key parts:- creative thinking, social relationships and early childhood practice- exploring perspectives in early childhood research- experiences of young children, parents and practitionersChapters integrate practice, research and conceptual understanding to meet the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students on any Early Childhood course. Introduction - Hiroko Fumoto and Sue RobsonPART ONE: CREATIVE THINKING, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICEWhat Do We Mean by Creativity and Creative Thinking? - David J. HargreavesCreative Thinking in Early Childhood - Sue RobsonSocial Relationships in Early Childhood - Hiroko Fumoto and Sue GreenfieldPART TWO: EXPLORING PERSPECTIVES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChildren's Voices: Young Children as Participants in Research - Sue RobsonInvolving Parents in Research - Sue GreenfieldResearchers and Practitioners Collaborating on Research - Hiroko FumotoPART THREE: EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PRACTITIONERSChildren's Experiences of Creative Thinking - Sue RobsonParents' Experiences of Supporting Children's Creative Thinking - Sue GreenfieldPractitioners' Experience of Promoting Children's Creative Thinking - Hiroko FumotoConclusions: Towards Understanding Young Children's Creative Thinking - Hiroko Fumotom, Sue Robson, Sue Greenfield and David J. Hargreaves