Synopses & Reviews
This book contains a collection of the author's previously published articles on early childhood care and education. Each chapter was written in response and reaction to particular events or contexts that were provocative. Many of the issues explored were stimulated by experiences with teachers and caregivers of young children, many of whom were also the author's students, as well as with other professional colleagues. These background experiences and events are described briefly in the introduction to each article.
Synopsis
Contains a collection of the author's previously published articles on early childhood care and education
Table of Contents
Father, Father... Introduction to the Collection
YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION
What is Basic for Young Children?
Distinctions Between Self-esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice
Dispositions: Definitions and Implications for Early Childhood Practice
Assessing the Development of Preschoolers
Condition with Caution
Education or Exitement?
Pedagogical Issues in Early Childhood Education
Fiver Perspectdves on the Quality of Early Childhood Programs
ISSUES IN TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN
Teaching in Preschools: Problems and Prospects
Mothering and Teaching: Some Significant Distinctions
The Professional Preschool Teacher
The Development Stages of Teachers
Early Childhood Programs and Ideological Disputes
The Nature of Professions: Where Is Early Childhood Education?
Ethical Issues in Working with Young Children
Helping Others with Their Teaching