Bøger i Early Childhood Education Series serien
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- U.S. Policies in International Perspective
493,95 kr. The United States is at a pivotal crossroads in determining the educational experiences of children ages 3 through 8. Helping educators set goals and design effective policies, this title provides a history of early education and care in the United States and invites readers to consider early schooling in a global perspective.
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- 493,95 kr.
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- Interpreting the Reggio Emilia Approach in Schools
418,95 kr. How is compelling, exemplary curriculum created in schools in spite of the pressures to implement a standardized curriculum? This book presents stories which illustrate ways that early childhood values and practices have been sustained and promoted in elementary schools, exemplary teaching practice, and democratic participatory teaching.
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- 418,95 kr.
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- Improving Early Childhood Education in Urban Classrooms
313,95 kr. This work explores the promise of university-school partnerships for improving our public schools by reporting on an 11-year initiative involving nine public elementary schools in low-income Chicago neighbourhoods.
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- 313,95 kr.
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- Implications of Piaget's Theory
353,95 kr. Responding to their research on how children learn mathematics, this work has revised this textbook to provide practical advice on what works and what should be avoided when teaching second graders.
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- 353,95 kr.
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- Integrating the Visual Arts into the Early Childhood Curriculum
353,95 kr. This text promotes the integration of visual art into all early childhood curriculum areas. It should help early childhood professionals present in-depth art experiences to children so that they become engrossed in in expressing their ideas and newly learned concepts through art media.
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- 353,95 kr.
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- Connecting Teachers and Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom
388,95 kr. In this volume, the authors draw on their experiences as a developmental psychologist and as a teacher educator to provide ways for teachers to create positive child-teacher relationships and classroom climates.
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- 388,95 kr.
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- Teaching and Literacy in an Urban Preschool
418,95 kr. Through classroom scenes and dialogue, this study explores the role that reading to children plays in an early childhood education programme. The author questions prevailing prescriptions for ""developmentally appropriate practice"" and examines the impact of public policy on teachers and pupils.
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- 418,95 kr.
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- Current Findings in Theory and Practice
598,95 kr. This edition draws upon recent research in early childhood education. It includes new chapters on inclusion and the multicultural world of the early childhood classroom and covers curriculum-making, teaching strategies, play, reading, maths, science, social studies, movement, music and art.
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- 598,95 kr.
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263,95 kr. The author first provides a theoretical base for movement programs, then focuses on specific guidelines for observing children's movements and offers ideas for practical games and activities.
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- 263,95 kr.
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- 418,95 kr.
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- Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families
413,95 kr. Bringing this bestselling guide completely up-to-date, the authors address the current state of racism and anti-racism in the United States (including the election of the first African-American president); review recent child development research; discuss state standards and NCLB pressures on early childhood teaching; and more. The text includes teaching strategies, activities for families and staff, reflection questions, and updated organizational and website resources.
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- 413,95 kr.
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- Practices for Quality Education and Care
468,95 kr. Early childhood education programs are expected to provide exemplary care for all children while also adapting care to include children's families and cultures. In this book, Carollee Howes shows how high-quality programs successfully adapt child development guidelines within cultural contexts, and why quality needs to be and can be measured in culturally specific ways.
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- 468,95 kr.
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- What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know
328,95 kr. Provides practical guidance for working with children to promote creative play, and to positively influence the lessons about violence that children learn.
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- 328,95 kr.
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- Learning from Children at Play
468,95 kr. Developed as a companion volume to ""The Play's the Thing"", this book defines and analyses the concept of master player based on videotaped observations of pre-school children at play. It looks at the value of children's quality play, and how teachers can support it.
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- 468,95 kr.
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- Current Research for Informed Public Policy
484,95 kr. This volume brings together current research and thought on family day care, from both the United States and Canada, presenting the professional literature and multidisciplinary reports in a way designed to maximise the usefulness of the information for programme planners and policy makers.
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- 484,95 kr.
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- Practical Principals and Activities
373,95 kr. This work provides a constructivist interpretation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in early childhood education. It provides the theoretical rationale and the practical advice for conducting specific activities in the classroom.
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- 373,95 kr.