Theories of Early Childhood Education: Developmental, Behaviorist, and Critical

ISBN-13: 9781032258034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 250 str.

Cohen, Lynn E.

Opis

This revised and updated edition of Theories of Early Childhood Education continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the various theoretical perspectives in early childhood education from developmental psychology to critical studies, Piaget to Freire.

Spis treści

Part I: Developmental Theories  1. Jean Piaget’s Constructivist Theory of Learning  2. Maria Montessori: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow  3. The Eriksons’ Psychosocial Developmental Theory  4. The Importance of Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory for Early Childhood Education  5. Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Approach: Focusing on “The Future Child”  6. Learning How to Mean.  M.A.K. Halliday and the Language of Early Childhood  Part II: Infant/Toddler Theories  7. T. B.  Brazelton’s Developmental Approach to Learning  8. The Educaring Approach of Magda Gerber  9. Developing Attachment: The Theoretical Work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth  Part III: Behaviorist Theories  10. The Work of B.F. Skinner: Effective Practices within Early Childhood Settings  11. Ole Ivar Lovaas: A Legacy of Learning for Children with Disabilities  Part IV: Critical Theories  12. Mikhail Bakhtin: Dialogic Language and the Early Years  13. Educative Experiences in Early Childhood: Lessons from Dewey  14. The Whole World Is a Chorus: Paulo Freire’s Influence  15. Working with Deleuze and Guattari in Early Childhood Research and Education