Foundations and Change in Early Childhood Education

Sidebars – designed to extend students′ understanding of the themes of the text
Enrichment Activities – can be used either as in class or as out of class projects
For Further Reading and Professional Development Resources – provide resources for learning more about a particular topic
Self–Assessment – designed to help you assess students′ learning from the chapter

Spis treści:
Part 1: Evolution of Early Childhood Education
1. View of Childhood: Past and Present
2. History of Social, Political & Philosophical Trends
3. Governance of Early Education and Care: Past and Present
Part 2: Early Childhood
4. Role of Early Childhood Educators in Children′s Lives
5. Infants and Toddlers
6. Preschool and Kindergarten
7. Primary Grades
Part 3: Guiding and Assessing Young Children
8. Guiding Children′s Behavior in Early Childhood Settings
9. Assessing the Child in Early Childhood Settings
10. Children Who Are Linguistically Diverse
Part 4: Supporting and Advocating for Young Children in the 21st Century
11. Children with Special Needs
12. The Impact of Environments and Technology on Young Children
13. Children and Their Families
14. Issues and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century