Synopses & Reviews
From approaches steeped in the history of education, child development, and the psychological sciences, to contemporary approaches that address multiculturalism and inclusion, this comprehensive book, with its contributions by major experts in the field, more thoroughly examines more topics and models than does any other book on the market. Coverage is strengthened by the broad-based expertise of the contributors and the exceptional reach of the programs chosen for discussion.
Chapter topics cover programs for infants and toddlers, the Head Start program, a model preschool program for typical and special needs children, behavior analysis and principles in early childhood education, the project spectrum approach to early education, the Reggio Emilia approach, Montessori education today, and more.
For early childhood educators.
Synopsis
From approaches steeped in the history of education, child development, and the psychological sciences, to contemporary approaches that address multiculturalism and inclusion, this comprehensive book, with its contributions by major experts in the field, more thoroughly examines more topics and models than does any other book on the market. Coverage is strengthened by the broad-based expertise of the contributors and the exceptional reach of the programs chosen for discussion.
Chapter topics cover programs for infants and toddlers, the Head Start program, a model preschool program for typical and special needs children, behavior analysis and principles in early childhood education, the project spectrum approach to early education, the Reggio Emilia approach, Montessori education today, and more.
For early childhood educators.
Table of Contents
Historical perspectives on early childhood education /Patricia Monighan Nourot --Child care /Carollee Howes and Leslie Ponciano --The Head Start program /Douglas R. Powell --Classes for parents and young children : the family center model /Marilyn M. Segal --The Eriksonian approach /Alice Sterling Honig --Behavior analysis and principles in early childhood education /John T. Neisworth, Thomas J. Buggey --The constructivist perspective on early education : applications to children's museums /George Forman, Christopher Landry --The project approach : an overview /Lilian G. Katz, Sylvia C. Chard --Montessori education today /Martha Torrence, John Chattin-McNichols --Mixed-age classrooms for young children /Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Mellisa A. Clawson --The Portage Project : an international home approach to early intervention for young children and their families /David E. Shearer and Darlene L. Shearer --The developmental-interaction approach at Bank Street College of Education /Harriet K. Cuffaro, Nancy Nager, and Edna K. Shapiro --The High/Scope curriculum for early childhood care and education /David P. Weikart and Lawrence J. Schweinhart --The Ausubelian preschool classroom /Joseph T. Lawton --Educating the young thinker model, from research to practice /Irving E. Sigel --Reggio Emilia : an approach or an attitude? /Rebecca S. New --Including everyone : a model preschool program for typical and special-needs children /Ellen Barnes, Robert Lehr --A framework for culturally relevant, multicultural, and antibias education in the 21st century /Louise Derman-Sparks, Patricia G. Ramsey.