Approaches to early childhood and elementary education

Wardle, Francis, 1947-

Approaches to early childhood and elementary education [electronic resource] / Francis Wardle. - New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009. - xv, 456 p. : ill. - Education in a competitive and globalizing world series . - Education in a competitive and globalizing world series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

John Dewey and the Bank Street approach -- Constructivist approach -- The high/scope approach -- Montessori -- Waldorf, British infant/primary schools, and free schools -- Contexts: Bronfenbrenner and Vygotsky -- Reggio Emilia -- The standards and core knowledge curricular approaches -- Global approaches to early childhood and elementary education -- Exceptional children -- Multicultural and multilingual education -- Brain-based learning -- Federal and state programs -- Religious approaches -- Behavioral approaches -- The project approach to learning.


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Early childhood education.
Education, Elementary.
Child development.


Electronic books.

LB1139.23 / .W368 2009eb

372.21