University Laboratory Preschools

ISBN-13: 9781138024533 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 136 str.

James Elicker; Nancy Barbour

Opis

A collection of articles that showcase new research that's emerging from laboratory schools, guided by principles of applied developmental science.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: University Laboratory Preschools in the 21st Century James Elicker and Nancy Barbour  2. Identifying and Addressing Challenges to Research in University Laboratory Preschools Nancy File  3. Child Development Laboratory Schools as Generators of Knowledge in Early Childhood Education: New Models and Approaches Brent A. McBride, Melissa Groves, Nancy Barbour, Diane Horm, Andrew Stremmel, Martha Lash, Carol Bersani, Cynthia Ratekin, James Moran, James Elicker, and Susan Toussaint  4. Creating a Classroom of Inquiry at the University of California at Berkeley: The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center Barbara Scales, Jane Perry, and Rebecca Tracy  5. How Three Young Toddlers Transition From an Infant to a Toddler Child Care Classroom: Exploring the Influence of Peer Relationships, Teacher Expectations, and Changing Social Contexts Susan L. Recchia and Kamila Dvorakova  6. Preservice Teachers’ Emotion-Related Regulation and Cognition: Associations With Teachers’ Responses to Children’s Emotions in Early Childhood Classrooms Rebecca Anne Swartz and Nancy L. McElwain  7. Using a Logic Model to Evaluate Undergraduate Instruction in a Laboratory Preschool Lisa Monroe and Diane M. Horm  8. Laboratory Schools as Places of Inquiry: A Collaborative Journey for Two Laboratory Schools Kay Cutler, Carol Bersani, Pamela Hutchins, Mary Bowne, Martha Lash, Janice Kroeger, Sue Brokmeier, Lynda Venhuizen, and Felicia Black

O autorze

James Elicker, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. His research focuses on child care quality and young children’s interpersonal interactions and relationships in early childhood programs. He has taught in and directed university laboratory schools and is currently directing the evaluation of Indiana's child care quality rating and improvement system, "Paths to QUALITY." Nancy Barbour, Ph. D., is Professor of Early, Elementary, and Reading Education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. Her research focuses on the history and present functioning of child development laboratory programs. She investigates the process of preparing professionals to work in programs for young children and families. She was the research and professional preparation coordinator for the Kent State University Child Development Center for 15 years.