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Early Childhood Education: Building a Philosophy for Teaching, 1/e

C. Stephen White, George Mason University
Mick Coleman, University of Georgia

Published July, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

Copyright 2000, 416 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-02-427222-1


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Summary

Appropriate for courses in Introduction to Early Childhood or Early Childhood Development. This introductory textbook considers early childhood issues within the context of society, family, and classroom approaches that influence the care and education of children from birth through age eight to help teachers build their teaching philosophy. It is designed to help student teachers develop a professional identity and confidence in their ability to respond to the educational needs of young children in contemporary society. Unlike competing texts, this book includes coverage of child development theory, family development theory, and integrated curriculum.

Features


Contains detailed cases, teaching checklists, tips for teachers, and philosophy building activities in every chapter.

  • Aids students in building their own philosophy about teaching.
Provides four chapters on child development.
  • Offers complete overviews of major developmental theories and then connects these theories to early childhood curriculum.
Integrates diversity into discussions of history, assessment, and curriculum models.
  • Provides a broad perspective of how diversity issues influence ECE practice.
Presents chapters on family development and family-school relations.
  • Provides background knowledge of family theories, family structure and how teachers can involve families in planning and implementing curriculum. Includes a chapter that demonstrates how an early childhood education curriculum can be integrated across content or discipline areas.
  • Shows how integrated curriculum incorporates families, developmental theories, and issues of diversity.


Table of Contents
    1. Building a Personal Philosophy of Teaching: Concepts of Development and Education.
    2. Historical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education.
    3. Social Trends, Policies, and Programs in Early Childhood Education: Strategies for Integration.
    4. Early Childhood Physical Development.
    5. Cognitive and Language Development.
    6. Early Childhood Social-Emotional Development.
    7. Principles of Family Development.
    8. Family-School Relations: Promoting Family Involvement.
    9. Assessment of Young Children.
    10. Approaches to Early Childhood Curriculum.
    11. Organizing Classroom and Outdoor Learning Environments.
    12. Guiding and Managing the Behavior of Young Children.
    13. Integrating a Child-Centered Curriculum.

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