The Pioneers

I thought I would re-post this to help those of you working on your Pioneers assignment - hope it points you in the right direction!

To start off with, you may want to search Britannica Online (E-Resources), for brief introductions to many key theorists. I would also suggest looking at David Renfree's 'Theorists in 140' post', covering all the popular (and lesser known) theorists, along with links to further useful sources of information. 

There are a number of related books (listed below), some of which are also available online (Dawson Books via E-Resources):

  

• 'Fifty Major Thinkers on Education' - 370.922 BRE 
• 'Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education' - 370.922 PAL (also online) 
• 'Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology' - 150.922 SHE (also online) 
• 'Theories of Childhood' - 305.231 MOO 
• 'Pioneers in early childhood education' - 372.210922 GIA (also online) 
• ‘Vygotsky in action in the early years’ - 372.21019 DOL (also online) 
• ‘An introduction to Vygotsky’ - 150.92 DAN 
• ‘Introducing Vygotsky’ - 372.21 SMI 
• ‘Introducing Bruner’ - 372.2101 SMI (also online)
• ‘Bringing the Montessori approach to your early years practice’ - 372.210941 ISA (also online) 
• ‘Montessori and early childhood’ - 371.392 FEE (also online) 
• A number of Linda Pound's books on theories behind children's learning, can be viewed here.