Pedagogy and Curriculum in the Early Years

An essay discussing
pedagogy and curriculum
in the early years

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Pedagogy is mainly relayed with the carious method and practises of teaching while
curriculum comprises of study material and academic content that is being taught to learners
(Callanan, Signal & McAdie, 2021). The main aim of current essay writing is to develop better
understanding about the concept of pedagogy and curriculum in the early years of a child. The
main focus and objective of current essay is to analysis about the key aspects of early childhood
curricula in respect to learning theory and pedagogy along with critique a range of perspectives
on early childhood education. Beside this, a relation between history of early childhood
provision along with articulating the role of practitioner in planning and implementing that broad
and balanced child centred curriculum is also made. Further, this essay includes a comparative
analysis of three perspectives with the use of pioneers and theorists to respect and present the
change in learning and curriculum along with its influence on role of practitioner.
Main Body
As per the information provided by the Merriam Webster, the term pedagogy can be defined
as an art, science and profession of teaching which emphasis on more effective education and
learning method and practises including the style of teaching (Robson, 2021). Thus, the concept
of pedagogy is mainly associated with the various method and practises of teaching that are tend
to applied by a practitioner to have improved learning practises for overall physiological and
education development and growth of a learner (Pedagogy in Education, (2019)). In the other
hand the, the term curriculum can be defined as the various lessons and academic content that is
being taught to the learners and students at schools or during some specific program. Thus, the
definition of curriculum comprises of specific standards of learning, educational assignments,
lessons and all other learning material that is used to organise and teach a learner some particular
course. A close relationship is existing between pedagogy and curriculum which collaboratively
provides a set of planned series of actions and systemic instruction to deliver vital knowledge
and education to the learners which supports effective learning practices and development of a
learner (Tatlow‐Golden & Montgomery, 2021).
Use of different pioneers and theorist has been made to analysis about the early childhood
curricula in relation the learning theories and present pedagogy. Implication of the Lev
Semyonovich Vygotsky’s pioneer and learning approach provides an effective theory which
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reflects about the improved psychological development of the learner in the early childhood. The
main emphasis and focus of the Vygotsky’s approach is on leading improved development of
child through reflecting on the social constructivism that is based on a series of cognitive
functions which are developed and created with the help of social interactions (Hunkin, 2021).
The Vygotsky’s approach is basically based in the social constructivism of a child which
emphasised on the collaborative nature of learning in the early childhood for development of
cognitive function and social negotiations in child. It has been analysed that the idea provided by
the Vygotsky’s approach are effective for development of child in the early years as it helps in
recognising and identifying the role of social interaction as well as the influence of culture play
un achieving the high order thinking skills and improved development of the child in early years.
Beside this, implication and use of the Vygotsky’s approach is also valuable and important for an
early childhood practitioner as it provides an improved insight about the dynamic
interdependence between the individuals and social perceptive of constructing improved
knowledge and cognitive function un the child with the supports of improved networking and
higher level of social interaction. But still a challenge and disadvantage of implication of
Vygotsky’s approach is also faced by practitioner in early childhood development as the social
cultural aspects and approach provided by the Vygotsky’s approach is not seemed appropriate
and applies to all social and cultural groups (Schäfer & et. al., 2021). It has been seen that the
social groups and cloture of all children is nor equal thus all the learners are not being able to
gain and learners things in same way or with a common social interaction and engagement.
Thus, a change and paradigm shift in idea provide by Vygotsky’s approach is needed and
seen overtime to mitigate this challenge of unequal learning ability of every child forces a
practitioner to come up with more effective learning approach that focus on ability and learning
capability of individual child. It has been analysed that the Vygotsky’s approach has argued and
supported for the social learning of the child for having better cognitive development which is
based on collaborative learning and social interaction (Warren, 2021). But a challenge in meeting
and analysing the learning needs and capability of individual child is faced by practitioner thus,
implication and use of Piaget theory of learning is seen as a change in learning idea and
pedagogy which depicts in a clearer way about the cognitive development of each child. The
application of the Piaget theory of learning is mainly based on the four stages which reflects
about the mental capability and learning ability of a child thus, lead improved emphasis on
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