Beginnings and Beyond
Foundations in Early Childhood Education
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 1989
Book
Hardback
530 pages
978-0-8273-3410-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to teacher training courses.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Clifton Park
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
1010 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8273-3410-6 (9780827334106)
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Content
Section I: What is the field of early childhood education? History of early childhood education. Types of programs. Section II: Who is the young child? Development and learning theories. Section III: Who are the teachers of the young child? The teacher's role. Observation: learning to read the child. Understanding and guiding behavior. Parents and teacher: partners in education. Section IV: What is the setting? Creating environments. Evaluating for effectiveness. Section V: What is being taught? Play. The curriculum of the child. Planning for the body: physical/motor development. Planning for the mind: cognitive and language development. Planning for the heart and soul: emotional, social and creative growth. Section VI: How do we teach for tomorrow? Issues and trends in early childhood education. Glossary. Appendices.