Carol Carter

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The Child in Focus provides a comprehensive introduction for students beginning an early childhood education program. The text incorporates the full range of the early years, from birth to age 3, and ages 4-8, while linking to specific subject areas. Divided into three sections, Part 1 offers an introduction to childhood and the concepts which form early childhood education. Part 2 covers discrete subject areas along with curriculum and pedagogy. Part 3 focuses on professional practice and teaching skills, providing students with the grounding knowledge to continue in their degree. The Child in Focus recognises the important role early childhood educators and teachers play in society and focuses on providing the foundational skills and knowledge for students to succeed in these roles. Filled with contemporary content, The Child in Focus has a strong emphasis on the development of critical reflection for pre-service teachers and adaptability to respond to increasingly complex social and family issues.

Olivia, a young college student can hardly wait to graduate. Well regarded among her class and colleagues, she is honored with both student and professional awards. A bright future seems closer than ever. At the same time, her personal life is taking her from a protected life at home with her parents into marriage with her "first love." Was she ready? Surely, God would intervene if this was not the path for her life. Was she prepared to make this choice? She thinks she is happy, but friends and family caution and question her with their concerns. Little does she realize that the choice she makes will affect her in ways she could have never imagined and her faith would be the force to move mountains in her life. Carol Carter provides stories of abuse in her life through the character of Olivia in Against the Wall, Memoir of a Broken Heart. She provides teaching to recognize more subtle patterns of emotional abuse and how to make a plan to escape it safely.