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.

The Pioneers

This blogpost has been compiled for those of you who are searching for information on educational theorists at the moment - I hope it points you in the right direction!

To start off with, you may want to search Britannica Online (E-Resources), which gives brief introductions to many key theorists. I would also suggest looking at David Renfree's 'Theorists in 140' post, covering all the popular theorists very well, 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 and online
· 'Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology' - 150.922 SHE and online 
· 'Theories of Childhood' - 305.231 MOO
· 'Pioneers in early childhood education' - 372.210922 GIA and online
· ‘Vygotsky in action in the early years’ - 372.21019 DOL and online
· ‘An introduction to Vygotsky’ - 150.92 DAN
· ‘Introducing Vygotsky’ -  372.21 SMI
· ‘Introducing Bruner’ -  372.2101 SMI and online
· ‘Bringing the Montessori approach to your early years practice’ - 372.210941 ISA & online

· ‘Montessori and early childhood’ - 371.392 FEE and online

Linda Pound has published a number of books looking at theories behind children's learning.

The Pioneers

This blogpost has been compiled for those of you who are searching for information on educational theorists at the moment - I hope it points you in the right direction!

To start you off, try Britannica Online (E-Resources), our newest online resource, which gives a brief introduction to many key theorists. I would also suggest looking at David Renfree's Theorists in 140 post which covers all the popular theorists very well, along with links to further useful sources of information. 

There are a number of useful books available, listed here along with the number to find them on the shelf; some of these 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 and online
· 'Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology' - 150.922 SHE and online 
· 'Theories of Childhood' - 305.231 MOO
· 'Pioneers in early childhood education' - 372.210922 GIA and online
· ‘Vygotsky in action in the early years’ - 372.21019 DOL and online
· ‘An introduction to Vygotsky’ - 150.92 DAN
· ‘Introducing Vygotsky’ -  372.21 SMI
· ‘Introducing Bruner’ -  372.2101 SMI and online
· ‘Bringing the montessori approach to your early years practice’ -

                     372.210941 ISA and online
· ‘Montessori and early childhood’ - 371.392 FEE and online

Linda Pound has published a number of books looking at theories behind children's learning.