Developing Your Professional Identity

It is always heartening to see how something positive can come out of a negative situation. Malaguzzi’s motivation to develop the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education and care was in response to the devastation of the Second World War and the impact adults’ actions had on children. Therefore, Malaguzzi’s philosophy emerged from a time of adversity.  So what has this got to do with the newly published book: Developing your professional identity? The connection here is that the authors have written a book that acknowledges the disproportionate impact that the restrictions put in place to limit the spread of coronavirus have had on practitioners who work with children and their families. And they have seized the opportunity that has come out of adversity to produce an exceptionally useful book....

-- Jackie Musgrave * University of Worcester *

... This is an excellent book overall. It is well-written and uses a clear, accessible style of writing which is beneficial to the reader. The book is a significant contribution to the field.

-- Professor Jonathan Glazzard * Edge Hill Universi