Major Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education: Challenges, Controversies, and Insights - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 080774350X ISBN 13: 9780807743508

Casa editrice: Teachers College Pr, 2003

Riassunto

This revised and updated edition provides essential social, historical, and philosophical perspectives in the field of early childhood education. Leading scholars and practitioners examine a variety of today's most significant and challenging subjects, including child development research, play, program models, assessment, diversity, inclusion, public policy, and advocacy. New for the Second Edition! Definitions and metaphors for the major terms--trends, issues, controversies, and challenges--that serve as the organizational structure for the book. A chapter delineating the issues on emergent literacy development, such as emergent literacy versus reading readiness, reading aloud versus phonemic awareness, and print skills versus books. An easy-to-use three-part organization--Child and Family Issues, Curricular Trends and Issues Affecting Practice, and Policy and Professional Development Issues.

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This work provides social, historical and philosophical perspectives in the field of early childhood education. It examines a variety of today's most significant and challenging subjects, including child development research, play, programme models, assessment, diversity and inclusion.

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• Editore: Teachers College Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 080774350X
• ISBN 13: 9780807743508
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Redattore: Isenberg Joan P., Jalongo Mary Renck