Table of Contents

@contents: Foreword by Tricia David Introduction Part One: Research and the Early Learning Landscape 1. Policy and Play 2. Understanding Stories, Storying and Young Storymakers 3. Playful Teachers, Playful Pedagogies: Intuition, Relationships and Ideologies 4. The Significance of Talk 5. Research and Identity Part Two: The Teachers' Story 6. Narratives of Practice: The Data 7. Who are These Teachers and What are They Doing? 8. Conclusion: Mind and Body, Values and Action

About the Author

Kathleen Goouch is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.