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Theme/Topic Type Relevance Author/Source Web Link Introduction to Online book This online book is a very thorough Stangor, Charles. http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870 Psychology introduction to the field of psychology. The (2011).Introduction to /9/9.00SC/MIT9_00SCF11_t following chapters are of relevance to this Psychology. ext.pdf module, in bold are chapters that relate to The role of themes further on. social, Chapter 1 introduction to psychology biological, Chapter 2 Research cultural and Chapter 6 Development historical Chapter 11 Personality perspectives affect the development of children and adolescent Childcare and book A comprehensive and general introduction. Author: Pamela Minett http://www.amazon.co.uk/C Development While it contains sections unrelated to this Published by: Hodder hild-Care-Development-6th- particular module it has much to offer the Education Edition/dp/1444117130 student studying childcare. Introduction to powerpoint An introduction to and overview of child Liu, M. Introduction to www.wiley.com/college/vas child psychology, its debates and theorists. Child Psychology. ta/0470155310/ ppt / ppt 01. ppt psychology

1 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS What is video Explains the continuity and discontinuity Boyd, N. http://study.com/academy/l continuity and approach using a more visual approach. Study.com esson/continuity-and- discontinuity? discontinuity-in- development.html Dis/continuity Online Using Piaget’s theory this resource illustrates University of Colorado http://psych.colorado.edu/~ with Piaget’s document examples of the dis/continuous approach. colunga/P4684/piaget4.pdf theory Key debates in Online Outlines some of the key debates within Keenan, T. and Evans, S. http://www.sagepub.com/si psychology document psychology; nature vs. nurture and An Introduction to Child tes/default/files/upm- dis/continuity. Pscyhology. Sage binaries/9397_008824ch1.p Publishing. df Nature vs Online video nature versus nurture the debate on Payton Sessions https://www.youtube.com/w nurture psychological development atch?v=IPZsrLAkpKM Nature vs documentary examines nature vs nurture debate looking BBC documentary Bang https://www.youtube.com/ nurture particularly at gender stereotypes goes the theory watch?v=8mvZ4EbPbME Multiple choice Online This multiple choice questionnaire to test Child and Adolescent http://highered.mheducatio test multiple understanding of the basic concepts in Development for n.com/sites/0072322357/st choice understanding developmental theories Educators, 2/e udent_view0/chapter1/mult questionnaire Judith Meece, University iple_choice_quiz.html of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Student Study Guide by Nancy Defrates-Densch 2.Origins and Journal article Journal article outlining the origins and Inge Bretherton: The http://www.psychology.s development of formation of attachment theory and origins of Attachment unysb.edu/attachment/on attachment Ainsworth’s development of the Strange theory: John Bowlby and line/inge_origins.pdf theory situation as a method to assess it. Mary Ainsworth. Developmental Psychology (1992), 28,

2 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS 759-775 Influence of Online Attachment and emotional resilience, this Bunce, M. and Rickard, A . https://www.essex.ac.uk/ar attachment document document relates different attachment styles Working with bereaved medcon/unit/projects/wwbc _guide/wwbc.chapter.1.eng development and their influence. children: a guide. Chapter lish.pdf and styles 1.Essex university. Attachment Video clip This video demonstrates all the attachment Training Games https://www.youtube.com/w styles styles using mother-baby interactions atch?v=DH1m_ZMO7GU witnessed in mother-baby interactions In-depth chapter This chapter overviews many aspects of child Berk, L. (2012).Child http://www.pearsonhighere overview of development including temperament and Development, 9th ed. d.com/showcase/berkcd9e/ assets/pdf/Berk_02051497 temperament goodness of fit (p.416 onwards). It includes 66_Ch10.pdf biological and cultural influences on temperament. Also includes Attachment and a feature on childcare and attachment. Temperament Document/fact Discusses temperament and why it is important Allard, L.T. and Hunter, A. http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/ and Goodness sheet and how goodness of fit develops. Offers (2010). Understanding briefs/wwb_23.pdf of fit in infants suggestions on promoting the latter. Temperament in Infants and children and Children.

Assessing Exercise sheet The assessment sheet is a simple approach to Parent/Child http://frontenacss.limestone Temperament/ evaluating a parent-child temperament and Temperament and .on.ca/School_Council/HM HF Goodness of fit goodness of fit. goodness of fit chart. Greg %20Resources/S10ABED3 Lubimiv (2005) 4-10AD393D.1/Chart%20- %20Parent-Child %20Temperament%20& %20Goodness%20of %20Fit.pdf

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Birth order Online Introduction to birth order and its effects, also Encyclopedia of Children’s http://www.healthofchildren. document covers parental concerns. Health com/B/Birth-Order.html Impact of birth article Detailed description of the impact of birth Murphy, L. (2012) http://alfredadler.edu/sites/ order order on developing personalities. default/files/Murphy_MP_2 012.pdf

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Parenting styles Online While this research document focuses on Irish Halpenny, Nixon, Watson http://www.dcya.gov.ie/doc document parents’ perspectives on parenting styles and (2010). Irish parents’ uments/publications/Parent s_Perspectives_on_parenti discipline, within its literature review (p.15) it perspectives on parenting ng_styles.pdf overviews Baumrind’s theory and also Maccoby styles and discipline. The on parenting style. National Children’s Strategy Research Series.OMC Children’s Online article Children’s identity develops through Raburu, P. (2015). http://www.mcser.org/journ identity relationships and play, this paper looks at how ‘Children’s Identity and al/index.php/jesr/article/vie wFile/5600/5403 through ECCE ECCE can support this process. Development through Early Childhood Education’. Journal of Educational and Social Research. Siolta Standard Online This research digest relates to identity Siolta Research Digest. http://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/ 14 Identity and document formation and how to support and promote it Standard 14 Identity and Research%20Digest%20-

4 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS Belonging in childcare. Includes additional sources. Belonging. CECDE %20Identity%20and %20Belonging.pdf

Developing Online Excellent and comprehensive document that Woodhead, M. and http://www.ecdgroup.com/ identities, and document covers the development of identity, developing Oates.J. (eds).Developing docs/lib_005464256.pdf the influences positive identities and the influence of peers Positive Identities: of peers and and culture. Diversity and Young culture. Children. Early Childhood in Focus Series (2008). Open University.

Aistear and Identity and belonging are one of the pillars of Aistear – the Early http://www.ncca.ie/en/Prac identity – its Aistear, this document outlines the aims and Childhood Curriculum tice-Guide/Planning-and- aims and how learning goals with sample learning Framework. Identity and Assessing-using-Aistears- to support it. opportunities to illustrate how practitioners Belonging Themes/Resources-for- can support developing identities. Sharing/Identity-and- Belonging-Aistear- document.pdf

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5 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS regulation. accessible introduction. Includes learning in action examples Theoretical E chapter A more theoretical approach to self and Mark R. Leary https://dornsife.usc.edu/ass approach to identity which is challenging but contains June Price Tangney (2012) ets/sites/782/docs/handboo understanding relevant analysis and discussion. Handbook of self and k_of_self_and_identity_- self and identity identity, 2nd ed. Guildford _second_edition_- Press _ch._4_pp._69- 104_38_pages.pdf

Developing book This is an older book but can still be sourced Pritchard, K. (1999). Me, http://www.amazon.co.uk/ sense of self, and is excellent at introducing critical myself and I. Me-Myself-Children- self-esteem and emotional milestones and their essential role in Goddard- self-concept. the developing child. Underscored is the Parenting/dp/0966639758/r importance of caregivers including a discussion ef=sr_1_6? ie=UTF8&qid=1446042697& on early child care issues. sr=8- 6&keywords=kyle+pruett

Development of Online This newsletter investigates how to promote National Quality Standard http://www.earlychildhooda autonomy document independence and agency in children within an Professional Learning ustralia.org.au/nqsplp/wp- early learning years perspective. It includes Programme content/uploads/2013/10/N suggestions on how best to support autonomy. QS_PLP_E- Newsletter_No64.pdf

Role of This article gives an interesting insight into the Angela MASHFORD-SCOTT http://www.novitasroyal.org practitioner in role of early education practitioners, the & Amelia CHURCH. /Vol_5_1/mashford- supporting authors studied 3-5 year olds and observed Promoting children’s scott_church.pdf children’s sense practitioners interventions in their disputes and agency in early childhood of agency how this impacts on children’s sense of agency. education. Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2011, 5 (1), 15- 38.

6 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS Erikson Online This brief factsheet includes Erikson’s Sisikiyous.edu http://www.siskiyous.edu/cl autonomy document psychosocial stage that relates to autonomy. ass/ece3/eriksonsstagesthro versus shame More information of Erikson can be found in ughidentity.pdf stage ‘Introduction to psychological theories later in this resource’. Siolta Standard Research This research digest discusses the importance Siolta http://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/ 13: Transitions digest of transition in terms of security and continuity, Research%20Digest%20- recent research, policies and procedures are %20Transitions.pdf discussed as is its implementation. Strategies for book This handbook is a must for all childcare Supporting Quality (3rd http://www.barnardos.ie/re supporting practitioners. Relevant to this module is Ed.) Book 2 sources- transitions. Supporting children’s well-being, belonging, Guidelines for advice/publications/publicat identity and diversity, and Professional Practice in ions-to- Also Supporting children’s transitions. Early Childhood Services - buy/supporting_quality_3rd _ed._book_2.html assessment and Enhancing Children's planning in Learning and ECCE settings Development by G. French. Barnardos.

Transitions article O’Kane discusses more theoretical approaches Theorising transitions: http://www.cecde.ie/english using an to the understanding of transitions and how to theoretical framework by /pdf/Research ecological best support them. Bronfenbrenner’s Mary O’Kane. Published %20Students/Mary approach ecological model is used to illustrate how to by CECDE %20O'Kane/O'Kane,%20C support transitions. %203%20Theorising %20Transitions.pdf

Overview of Resource This Resource Sheet is a review of research Kate Rosier and Myfanwy https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publ research on sheet regarding children’s transition from home, to McDonald, 2011. ications/promoting-positive- transitions and early childhood education and care services Published by Australian education-and-care- factors that and then to school, with a specific focus upon Institute of Family Studies transitions-childr

7 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS influence them both children and parents’ experiences of those transitions. The factors that influence a child’s ability to adapt to school are considered. Irish research Journal article This article discusses transition and the findings The transition to school in http://www.cpln.ie/files/res on transition, of a study on the practices and policies in place Ireland: views of ources/transition_to_school policies and in Irish preschools and preschool and primary _article.pdf practices. primary schools, and the practices teachers in school teachers. both settings feel are of most benefit to Mary O’Kane and Nóirín children undergoing this transition. Hayes, International Journal of Transitions in Childhood, Vol.2, 2006. Different Book The text is discusses different approaches and Supporting Transition in http://www.amazon.co.uk/Su approaches and examples of good practice in supporting the Early Years pporting-Transitions-Early- Years- good practice in transition in the Early Years, from around (Supporting Early Learning/dp/0335221688/ref supporting the world. Highlights the theory that Learning). Liz Brooker =sr_1_1? transition in the should underpin high quality everyday (2008). ie=UTF8&qid=1445982799& sr=8- Early Years practice for everyone engaging with young 1&keywords=brooker+suppo children. rting+transitions

Continuity in Resource Highscope have developed programs for young “It’s good to see you the lives of sheet children, in this article the importance of again” Continuity and care http://www.highscope.org/f children continuity of care in infant and toddler in infant and toddler ile/NewsandInformation/Re programs is discussed and very practical programs by Christine SourceReprints/Spring2011/ It'sGoodToSeeYou_72.pdf suggestions given. Snyder. Published by ReSource (2011) Highscope.org Strategies and Online This document considers strategies and J. Ronald Lally and Sheila http://webcache.googleuser barriers to document barriers involved in continuity in children’s Signer. WestEd: The content.com/search? continuity lives. Program for q=cache:qoYnR41QnI8J:http

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Introduction to chapter A comprehensive introduction to issues and Alan Slater, Ian Hocking, http://www.scotlandscollege psychological theories relevant to child psychology including and Jon Loose. Theories s.ac.uk/download- document/1059-hnc-rc-alan- theories and the psychoanalytic, cognitive, information and issues in child slater-ian-hocking-and-jon- theorists processing social learning and behaviourism development, chapter 2 loose-theories-and-issues-in- and ethology. Gender is used as an example to child. demonstrate how the theoretical approaches would explain its formation Introduction to chapter Addresses the key issues and theoretical An introduction to http://www.pearsonhighere key issues, approaches to psychology. In addition this Lifespan Development d.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us _pearsonhighered/samplech theories and chapter includes a comprehensive introduction apter/0205805914.pdf research in to research including: Posing psychology Developmental Questions Choosing a Research Strategy Correlational Studies Experiments: Determining Cause and Effect Measuring Developmental Change Ethics and Research

Bronfenbrenner Online This accessible document outlines the main Pamela Schulze. http://www3.uakron.edu/sc ’s ecological document principles in the ecological approach and Bronfenbrenner’s hulze/401/readings/Bronfen model to child applies this approach to child development. Ecological Model. brennersEcologicalModel.pd development University of Uakron. f Bronfenbrenner Journal article An article by Bronfenbrenner outlining his Bronfenbrenner, U. http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~s iegler/35bronfebrenner94.p

9 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS ’s ecological theory, its different systems. (1994). Ecological Models df model of Human Development. Elkind on the Online article In this article Elkind discusses argues for the Early Childhood http://media.hoover.org/sit importance of importance of developmentally appropriate Education: Developmental es/default/files/documents/ developmentall education and instruction in Early Years or Academic David Elkind ednext20012unabridged_elk y appropriate settings. ind.pdf education in ECCE Information Online While this document covers physical and Information Pack http://www.barnardos.ie/as Processing document emotional development, it is within cognitive Child Development sets/files/information- approach development that information processing is Created : Summer 2002. pack/Child%20Development explained, in addition to Piaget. Barnardos %20IP.pdf Introduction to Website A very simple and accessible explanation of MacLeod, Saul Personality http://www.simplypsycholo personality theories of personality including Freud and trait Theories. gy.org/personality- theories theories including Allport. Considers the Simplypsychology.org theories.html biological versus social explanations. Personality Online chapter This chapter describes the main theories of Psychology written by the http://www.blackwellpublis theories personality including psychoanalytical (Freud), British Psychological hing.com/intropsych/pdf/ch Trait (including Eysenck) and biological/genetic Society (2005). Published apter14.pdf influences. by Blackwell. Cognition and Online website Theories covered in this piece relate to aspects OpenLearn Team. Open http://www.open.edu/openl gender of children’s thinking that are central to their University earn/body-mind/childhood- development gender development. How children attend to youth/childhood-and-youth- and then process and organise this studies/childhood/cognition information. Includes Kohlberg and gender -and-gender-development schema. Very accessible. Gender and Online chapter Discusses how we learn gender through Sage Publishing http://www.sagepub.com/si socialisation socialisation and discusses culture. Theories are tes/default/files/upm- also included such as social learning. Has piece binaries/39367_4.pdf

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Gender roles Visual For more visual learners this presentation Westphal, Kyle. Gender https://prezi.com/x7edhep9 and identity presentation covers the fundamentals of gender including Roles and Identity. auqk/gender-roles-and- the role of media. Good resource to begin with. Prezi.com identity-a-look-from-the- beginning/

Counteracting Journal article Discusses gender stereotypes and offers Olaiya E. Aina and http://www.southernearlyc gender suggestions on how to best to challenge and Petronella A. Cameron. hildhood.org/upload/pdf/W stereotypes shape new attitudes in children (2011). Dimensions of hy_Does_Gender_Matter_C with young Early Childhood, Vol.39(3) ounteracting_Stereotypes_ children With_Young_Children_Olaiy a_E_Aina_and_Petronella_A _Cameron.pdf

Equality and Online Within the Equality and Diversity Guidelines for Office of the Minister for http://www.dcya.gov.ie/doc Diversity document Childcare, gender factors are described (p.37). Children (2006). Diversity uments/childcare/diversity_ Guidelines An important document as it relates to many and Equality Guidelines and_equality.pdf (OMC) aspects of identity and how best to support it. for Childcare Providers. Development of Online chapter This chapter is in-depth in its breadth, May Ling Halim and Diane http://web.csulb.edu/~mhal gender discussing gender stereotyping and identity and Ruble.(2010). Gender im/pub/Halim_Ruble_2010_ consciousness tracking its developmental trajectory. Identity and Stereotyping Gender_identity_stereotypi in Early and Middle ng_handbook_chapter.pdf Childhood. In J.C. Chrisler, D.R. McCreary (eds.),

11 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology Effects of Journal article This article is a challenging read but Bussey, K., & Bandura, A. http://www.uky.edu/~eushe parental, peer, worthwhile, it does begin with theoretical (1999). Social cognitive 2/Bandura/Bandura1999PR. school, media, overview but from midday way the role of theory of gender pdf attitude on parents, peers, educational practices and the development and gender media are discussed. differentiation. Psychological Review, 106, 676-713 Diversity and book This book comprehensively covers identity and Diversity and Equality in http://www.gillmacmillan.ie Equality in Irish its aspect within ECCE, referencing policy and Early Childhood by Colette /childcare/childcare/diversit ECCE settings legislation including Siolta and Aistear, with Murray and Matthias y--equality-in-early- particular focus on identity and belonging and Urban (2012).Gill & childhood anti-discriminatory practice. MacMillan

Differing Online Early child development is influenced by early Stefania Maggi http://www.who.int/social_ perspectives document life factors and experiences, this conference Lori G. Irwin determinants/resources/ecd and their paper is a challenging read but it very clearly Arjumand Siddiqi .pdf influence on the highlights the different perspectives and their Iraj Poureslami developing intertwining to shape children and teen’s Emily Hertzman child. development. & Clyde Hertzman for the World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health December 2005 The multiple Online This paper focuses on immigrant children, https://www.princeton.edu/ contexts and document however it includes an excellent integrative futureofchildren/publication

12 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS the need for an model of child develpment that highlights the s/docs/14_02_05.pdf integrative intersection between many different approach approaches and their influence on development. Changing Background Theory research and policy is considered in this Woodhead, M.(2006). http://unesdoc.unesco.org/i perspectives on paper paper in discussing changing perspective on Changing perspectives on mages/0014/001474/14749 early childhood childhood. early childhood. UNESCO 9e.pdf Socialisation Online chapter Comprehensive overview of all aspects related Macionis, John J. http://www.pearsonhighere to socialisation from theories to the influence Sociology.Published by d.com/macionis-sociology- of family, peers and culture. Also includes Pearson. info/assets/pdf/macionis- Gilligan’s critique of gender and Kohlberg. 9780205983308-ch3.pdf Factors Online Very accessible overview of factors that can Factors affecting http://www.earlychildhoodn affecting document affect children’s socialisation. The focus of this socialisation of children by ews.com/earlychildhood/art socialisation of document is on young children Carolyn R. Tomlin. icle_view.aspx? children Published by Early ArticleID=553 Childhood News Influence of Online While this document deals with an American Maschinot, B. The http://main.zerotothree.org culture on early document context, it main points are transferable and changing face of the US: /site/DocServer/Culture_bo child understandable as it discusses the definition of Influence of culture on ok.pdf?docID=6921 development culture, its role in development including early child development. cognitive and language. Published by Zero to Three

Aistear and the Online Within this research paper includes the need to Children’s early learning http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curri need to document take a socio-cultural approach to and development by g. culum_and_Assessment/Earl consider the understanding development and learning. French (2007). Aistear: y_Childhood_and_Primary_ socio-cultural The Early Childhood Education/Early_Childhood_ aspect in Curriculum Framework. Education/How_Aistear_was _developed/Research_Paper children’s NCCA

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14 October 2015: Compiled by FET staff on behalf of FESS research and support children’s learning and development through assessments including observation. Ethical Online Produced by the Dept. of Children and Youth Guidance for developing http://www.dcya.gov.ie/doc Guidelines document Affairs, it provides guidance on the core ethical ethical research projects uments/Publications/Ethics_ principles and concepts in child-related with children. (2012). Guidance.pdf research DCYA. 1. Minimising risk of harm 2. Informed consent and assent 3. Confidentiality and anonymity 4. Child protection and well-being 5. Legal requirements and policy commitments 6. Children’s participation in the research Siolta Standard Online Siolta is the policy relating to quality in Siolta Standard 11: http://siolta.ie/media/pdfs/ 11: Professional document childcare. This digest overviews the Professional Practice. Research%20Digest%20- Practice development of professional practice including Produced by the CECDE. %20Professional the values and principles involved and the use %20Practice.pdf of reflective practice. Bibliography of additional sources included.

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