Early childhood education today

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Preface = 1
• Chapter 1 - Interest and Issues : What's All the Fuss About? = 2
• Terminology of Early Childhood Education = 5
• Contemporary Influences on Early Education = 19
• The Ecology of Early Childhood Education = 25
• Chapter 2 - Historical Influences : Who Were These People Anyway? = 30
• Martin Luther(1483-1546) = 32
• John Amos Comenius(1592-1670) = 35
• Jean Jacques Rousseau(1712-1778) = 38
• Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi(1746-1827) = 40
• Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel(1782-1852) = 43
• John Dewey(1859-1952) = 49
• The Recent Past = 51
• Modern Implications = 57
• Chapter 3 - Maria Montessori : The Start of It All = 64
• Principles of the Montessori Method = 67
• The Role of the Teacher = 74
• The Montessori Method in Practice = 75
• Criticisms of the Montessori Method = 85
• Chapter 4 - Jean Piaget : A New Way of Thinking About Thinking = 96
• Piaget's Early Life = 98
• Intellectual Level of Adaptation = 100
• Implications for Classrooms = 113
• Educational Curricula Based on Piaget = 115
• Common Themes in Suggested Curricula = 139
• Chapter 5 - Child Care : Taking Care of the Nation's Children = 144
• Types of Child Care Programs = 147
• Training for Child Care and Preschool Personnel = 170
• What Constitutes Quality Child Care? = 172
• Child Care Issues = 176
• Trends in Child Care = 180
• Chapter 6 - The Federal Government and Early Childhood Education Programs : Helping Children Win = 186
• Head Start : History and Operating Principles = 189
• Head Start Components = 193
• Head Start Improvements and Innovations = 205
• Head Start Issues = 212
• Public School Involvement = 214
• Does Head Start Make A Difference? = 217
• Migrant Education = 219
• The Title I Program(Chapter 1, ECIA) = 225
• The Federal Government and Educational Involvement = 227
• Chapter 7 - Preschool Education : Young Children Go to School = 232
• History of Preschool Education = 234
• The Preschool Curriculum = 235
• Play in the Preschool = 236
• Preschools and Goals = 244
• Selecting a Good Early Childhood Program = 253
• Chapter 8 - Kindergarten Education : More than ABC's = 258
• Who Is Kindergarten For? = 261
• What Should Be Taught In Kindergarten? = 266
• Length of the Kindergarten Day = 271
• Testing in the Kindergarten = 282
• Chapter 9 - Open Education : The Little Red Schoolhouse Revisited = 292
• Historical Influences = 294
• Open Education - What is it? = 294
• Role of the Teacher = 301
• Role of the Student = 304
• Controversial Issues = 306
• Learning Centers = 311
• The Past and the Future = 312
• Chapter 10 - Language Development : What Makes Us Human? = 320
• The Acquisition Process = 320
• Effects of Language = 323
• Reasons for the Current Interest in Language Development = 324
• How is Language Acquired? = 325
• Language Development Programs = 328
• Caregivers and Language Learning = 334
• The Teaching of Reading = 335
• Bilingual Education = 339
• Bilingual and Multicultural Education = 342
• Pros and Cons of Bilingual Education = 343
• Characteristics of a Bilingual Program = 344
• Chapter 11 - Teaching Children with Special Needs : Developing Awareness = 348
• Special Needs Children = 350
• Teaching in the Mainstream = 352
• Interest in Special Needs Children = 353
• Function of the IEP = 357
• Resource Room = 361
• Handicapped Children in Head Start Programs = 362
• Guidelines for Teaching the Handicapped = 363
• Teaching the Gifted = 366
• Children with Multicultural Heritages = 368
• Involving Special Needs Families = 371
• Chapter 12 - Managing Behavior in the Home and School : What You Reinforce Is What You Get = 376
• Behavior = 379
• Discipline = 379
• Establishing Appropriate Expectations = 382
• Principles of Behavior Modification = 383
• Program for Behavior Modification = 391
• Teaching by Precept and Example = 400
• Discipline Tips for the Early Childhood Educator = 403
• Chapter 13 - Parent Involvement : The Key to Successful Programs = 408
• What is a Family? = 410
• Parenting Resources = 413
• Implications of Family Patterns for Teaching = 414
• Involving Parents = 416
• Chapter 14 - Early Childhood and Contemporary Concerns : Educating Children in a Changing Society = 430
• Sexism and Sex Role Stereotyping at Home and School = 432
• Television : To View or Not To View = 438
• Television and Violence = 443
• Child Abuse and Neglect = 444
• Computers = 451
• Back to Basics = 457
• Making Early Childhood Programs Humane = 460
• Chapter 15 - Teaching and Beyond : Putting It All Together = 468
• Current Changes in Education = 470
• Qualities of the Early Childhood Educator = 474
• Teaching : A Helping Profession = 475
• You and Early Childhood Education = 475
• Developing A Philosophy of Education = 483
• Appendix - Journals and Associations of Early Childhood Education = 495
• Index = 497