Handbook of research on the education of young children /edited by Bernard Spodek, Olivia N. Saracho.
- second edition.
- Mahwah, New Jersey : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, (c)2006.
- xvi, 600 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Part I: Early Childhood Education and Child Development Part II: Early Childhood Educational Curriculum Part III: Foundations of Childhood Educational Policy Part IV: Research and Evaluation Strategies for Early Childhood Education
1. Introduction: A Researcher's Vade Mecum/ Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho. 17. Creating Play Environments for Early Childhood: Indoors and Out/ 18. Childhood Poverty: Implications for School Readiness and Early Childhood Education/ 19. Effective Preschool Programs for Children at Risk of School Failure: A Best-Evidence Synthesis/ 20. Educational Policy in the United States Regardin Bilinguals in Early Childhood Education/ 21. Child Care for Young Children/ 22. Family Context in Early Childhood: A Look at Practices and Beliefs That Promote Early Learning/ 23. Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs and Attitudes About Inclusion: What Does the Research Tell Us? / Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Bernadette M. Laumann, and Wu-Ying Hsieh -- 24. Preschool Teachers' Professional Development/ John A. Sutterby and Joe Frost -- Rebecca M. Ryan, Rebecca C. Fauth, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Bette Chambers, Alan C. K. Cheung, and Robert E. Slavin -- Ann-Marie Wiese and Eugene E. Garcia -- Carollee Howes and Kay Sanders -- Barbara H. Fiese, Tanya Eckert, and Mary Spagnola -- Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek. 2. Cognitive Development and the Education of Young Children/ 3. Young Children's Peer Relations and Social Competence/ 4. Children's Morality: Perspectives and Research/ 5. The Emotional Basis of Learning and Development in Early Childhood Education/ 6. Motor Developmet in Young Children/ 7. The Development of Children's Creativity/ Kelvin L. Seifert -- Gary W. Ladd, Sarah L. Herald, and Rebecca K. Andrews -- Eva Johansson -- Susanne A. Denham -- David L. Gallahue and John C. Ozmun -- Mark A. Runc. 25. Alternative Means of Assessing Children's Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms/ 26. Evaluating the Quality of Early Childhood Educational Settings/ 27. Integration, Innovation, and Evaluation in School-Based Early Childhood Services/ 28. Qualitative Research: Paradigms and Possibilities/ 29. Feminist Issues in Early Childhood Scholarship/ 30. Beyond Certainties: Postmodern Perspectives, Research, and the Education of Young Children/ 31. Early Childhood Education Research in Cross-National Perspective/ 32. Historical Research in Early Childhood Education/ Dominic F. Gullo -- Richard Lambert, Martha Abbott-Shim, and Annette Sibley -- Janette Pelletier and Carl Corter -- J. Amos Hatch and Gina Barclay-McLaughlin -- Candra D. Thornton and Lisa S. Goldstein -- Susan Grieshaber and Sharon Ryan -- Jaipual L. Roopnarine and Aysegul Metindogan -- Blythe S. F. Hinitz. 8. Reconceptualizing Language Education in Early Childhood: Socio-Cultural Perspectives/ 9. Emergent Literacy: Symbols at Work/ 10. The Literacy Education of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Young Children: An Overview of Outcomes, Assessment, and Large-Scale Interventions/ 11. The Development of Young Children's Early Number and Operation Sense and its Implications for Early Childhood Education/ 12. Repositioning the Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education: A Decade of Reconsideration/ 13. The Dance of Learning/ 14. The Musical Development and Education of Young Children/ 15. Pretend Play/ 16. Early Childhood Multicultural Education/ Jim Anderson, Lyndsay Moffatt, and Jon Shapiro -- Susan E. Hill and Sue Nichols -- Robert Rueda and David B. Yaden, Jr. -- Arthur J. Baroody, Meng-lung Lai, and Kelly S. Mix -- Christine Marme Thompson -- Karen Bradley with Mary Szegda -- Graham F. Welch -- Robert D. Kavanaugh -- Patricia G. Ramsey.
The Handbook of Research and the Education of Young Children, Second Edition is an essential reference on research in ealry childhood education not only in the United States but throughout the world. It provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues and the information necessary to make judgments about these issues. The field has changed significantly since the publication of the first edition of this Handbook in 1993, creating a need for an update. The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children, Second Edition is thus focused on research conducted over the past decade or so. The volume makes the expanding knowledge base related to early childhood education readily available and accessible. It is a valuable tool for all who work and study in the field.
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Early childhood education--Curricula. Early childhood education--Research.