Early Years and Early Childhood

• McConnell (2015) Strategies, systems and services: a Northern Ireland early years policy perspective

  Following a lengthy consultation process across Northern Ireland (NI), 2013 saw the publication of Learning to Learn: A Framework for Early […]

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• McConnell (2018) Empirical studies on early intervention services for toddlers aged 24–36 months: A systematic review

  This systematic review aimed to examine empirical evidence relating to the level and developmental appropriateness of service provision for two-year-olds. […]

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• Dunn, J., Gray, C., Moffett, P., and Mitchell, D. (2018) ‘It’s more funner than doing work’: children’s perspectives on using tablet computers in the early years of school

  There is a clamour of voices around the contemporary issue of tablet computers in early years education. A growing body […]

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• Greenwood, R. (2017) Playful Learning in Natural Outdoor Environments

   

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• Walsh, G. (2013) From policy to practice?: the reality of play in primary school classes in Northern Ireland

  As more countries align their curricular frameworks with play-based and experiential pedagogies, this paper provides a critical insight into the […]

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• Walsh, G. (2014) Impact of a play‐based curriculum in the first two years of primary school: literacy and numeracy outcomes over seven years

  In 2000–2002 an innovative early years curriculum, the Enriched Curriculum (EC), was introduced into 120 volunteer schools across Northern Ireland, […]

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