Issues in early childhood curriculum
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Issues in early childhood curriculum
(Yearbook in early childhood education, v. 2)
Teachers College Press, c1991
- alk. paper
- pbk. : alk. paper
Available at 9 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Modern curriculum study in the United States, though only a century old, is an essential component of education at all levels. Within the last decade alone, multiculturalism, technology, family systems and developmentally appropriate practices have moved awareness of curriculum issues from schools of education onto legislative agendas and into the front pages of newspapers. In this second volume of their "Yearbook in Early Childhood Education", the editors, along with their contributing authors, focus on issues in early childhood curricula. Included in the book are: Herbert Zimiles on the diverse populations served by early childhood programmes; Harriet K. Cuffaro's analysis of blocks as an essential "text" of early childhood education programmes; Olivia N. Saracho on the different forms and styles of educational play and the teacher's role as facilitator and participant in an effective play curriculum; Anthony D. Pellegrini and Janna Dresden on developmentally appropriate curricula as they apply to literacy and numeracy; Douglas H. Clements' straightforward guidelines for introducing computer-assisted instruction to children as early as the age of 2 or 3; and Sharon L.
Kagan on enhancing continuity in the child's transitions from day care to preschool to kindergarten, essential to reversing the performance declines documented as "Head Start" children enter kindergarten. Other material in the book includes Joseph Stevens, Jr on community-based family support programmes designed to empower parents as caregivers and socialisers; Lorrie Shepard's provocative review of how standardised tests in the early grades, with their emphasis on bureaucratic standards of teacher accountability, have resulted in rote drill; Douglas Powell and Irving Sigel on the validity of evaluation measures for early childhood intervention programmes; and Cassie Landers on the scientific, social and economic benefits of early childhood programmes in the developing world. The editors present these issues within the framework of their own reviews of the history of curriculum development and the challenges facing educational planners and policy makers in the years ahead.
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