How Children Learn

An ideal introduction to the pioneers of educational theory for anyone studying childcare, child development or education whether at further or higher education level. How Children Learn looks at a wide range of theorists who have influenced current understandings of how children learn and what this means for work with young children. It includes education influencers such us: Montessori and Piaget as well as the more recent ideas of writers and thinkers such as Howard Gardner and Margaret Donaldson. The book is invaluable in giving a clearer picture of how ideas about children's learning have developed over the past four centuries.