Continuing issues in early childhood education

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Continuing issues in early childhood education

[edited by] Stephanie Feeney, Alice Galper, Carol Seefeldt

Merrill, c2009

3rd ed

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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This text is appropriate for graduate level courses in Early Childhood Education. The content of this text fosters discussions, debates, disagreements, and disputes, with the expectation that these will lead to the generation of questions and identification of problems. This book provides advanced students of early childhood education with the expertise necessary to become the reflective decision maker required of today's early childhood education programs.

Table of Contents

I. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EARLY EDUCATION? 1. The Role of Government in Early Care and Education: Who Decides? 2. Advocacy for Children. 3. The Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between Employers and Early Childhood Education. II. WHEN SHOULD EARLY EDUCATION BEGIN? 4. Infant/Toddler Care and Education. 5. Quality in Child Care: How Much Does It Matter? 6. Transitions in Early Childhood. III. WHO SHOULD TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN? 7. Preparing Teachers in Developmentally Appropriate Ways to Teach in Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms. 8. A New Model: Parent Involvement in the 21st Century. IV. WHAT IS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM? 9. Defining Standards for Practice: The Continuing Debate. 10. Play Issues in Early Childhood Education. 11. Educating Young Children with Developmental Differences: Principles of Inclusive Practice. 12. Diversity and Early Childhood Education: Making Room for Everyone. V. HOW WILL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BE EVALUATED? 13. Evaluating Educational Programs: Strategies to Understand and Enhance Educational Effectiveness. 14. Finding What Is of Value in Programs for Young Children and Their Families. 15. Assessing Young Children. Name Index. Subject Index.

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