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An Integrated Play-Based Curriculum for Young Children, Second
Edition explores how to integrate play across the curriculum,
helping teachers develop their early childhood curriculum using
developmentally and culturally appropriate practice. Distinguished
author Olivia N. Saracho offers a theoretical framework for
understanding the origins of an early childhood play-based
curriculum and illuminates how young children learn and understand
concepts in a social and physical environment. This second edition
has been fully updated throughout and its comprehensive coverage
has been expanded with entirely new sections on technology and
social media, cultural differences in play, and teaching English
language learners and students with disabilities. Packed with
vignettes, activities, and practical examples, this text is
essential reading for pre-service teachers seeking appropriate
theoretical practices for designing and implementing a play-based
curriculum.
The chapters in this book reflect on the major shifts in the views
of early childhood thinkers and educators, who have contributed to
contemporary theoretical frameworks pertaining to early childhood
learning. The book also revisits and critically analyses the
influence of developmental theories on early childhood education,
starting in the 1890s with the work of G. Stanley Hall that
established the close association of early childhood education and
child development. Several chapters comprise critical examinations
of the fundamental influence of thinkers such as Piaget, Vygotsky,
Kohlberg, Adler, Pestalozzi, Froebel, and so on, on early childhood
learning. The book also contends that these theoretical conceptions
of child development have heavily influenced modern views of early
childhood education. This book is a significant new contribution to
early childhood learning, and will be a great resource for
academics, researchers, and advanced students of Education, Public
Policy, History of Education, Psychology, and Sociology. The
chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue
of the Early Child Development and Care.
The importance of the early years in young children's lives and the
rigid inequality in literacy achievement are a stimulating backdrop
to current research in young children's language and literacy
development. This book reports new data and empirical analyses that
advance the theory of language and literacy, with researchers using
different methodologies in conducting their study, with both a
sound empirical underpinning and a captivating analytical
rationalization of the results. The contributors to this volume
used several methodological methods (e.g. quantitative,
qualitative) to describe the complete concept of the study; the
achievement of the study; and the study in an appropriate manner
based on the study's methodology. The contributions to this volume
cover a wide range of topics, including dual language learners;
Latino immigrant children; children who have hearing disabilities;
parents' and teachers' beliefs about language development; early
literacy skills of toddlers and preschool children; interventions;
multimodalities in early literacies; writing; and family literacy.
The studies were conducted in various early childhood settings such
as child care, nursery school, Head Start, kindergarten, and
primary grades, and the subjects in the studies represent the
pluralism of the globe - a pluralism of language, backgrounds,
ethnicity, abilities, and disabilities. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.
An Integrated Play-Based Curriculum for Young Children, Second
Edition explores how to integrate play across the curriculum,
helping teachers develop their early childhood curriculum using
developmentally and culturally appropriate practice. Distinguished
author Olivia N. Saracho offers a theoretical framework for
understanding the origins of an early childhood play-based
curriculum and illuminates how young children learn and understand
concepts in a social and physical environment. This second edition
has been fully updated throughout and its comprehensive coverage
has been expanded with entirely new sections on technology and
social media, cultural differences in play, and teaching English
language learners and students with disabilities. Packed with
vignettes, activities, and practical examples, this text is
essential reading for pre-service teachers seeking appropriate
theoretical practices for designing and implementing a play-based
curriculum.
The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the
essential reference on research on early childhood education
throughout the world. This outstanding resource provides a
comprehensive research overview of important contemporary issues as
well as the information necessary to make knowledgeable judgments
about these issues. Now in its fourth edition, this handbook
features all new sections on social emotional learning,
non-cognitive assessment, child development, early childhood
education, content areas, teacher preparation, technology,
multimedia, and English language learners. With thorough updates to
chapters and references, this new edition remains the cutting-edge
resource for making the field's extensive knowledge base readily
available and accessible to researchers and educators. It is a
valuable resource for all of those who work and study in the field
of early childhood education including researchers, educators,
policy makers, librarians, and school administrators. This volume
addresses critical, up-to-date research on several disciplines such
as child development, early childhood education, psychology,
curriculum, teacher preparation, policy, evaluation strategies,
technology, and multimedia exposure.
Cognitive style, a psychological construct, characterizes
individual differences in styles of perceiving, remembering,
thinking and judging. Originally published in 1990, this volume
explores important findings emerging from contemporary research on
cognitive style in young children and the implications for
classroom practice at the time. Suggestions are provided for using
knowledge of cognitive style in classroom settings to match
learning tasks to cognitive style and to develop cognitive
flexibility. Educators can use knowledge of young children's and
teachers' cognitive styles to improve the quality of education and
educational opportunities for all children.
Cognitive style, a psychological construct, characterizes
individual differences in styles of perceiving, remembering,
thinking and judging. Originally published in 1990, this volume
explores important findings emerging from contemporary research on
cognitive style in young children and the implications for
classroom practice at the time. Suggestions are provided for using
knowledge of cognitive style in classroom settings to match
learning tasks to cognitive style and to develop cognitive
flexibility. Educators can use knowledge of young children's and
teachers' cognitive styles to improve the quality of education and
educational opportunities for all children.
The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the
essential reference on research on early childhood education
throughout the world. This outstanding resource provides a
comprehensive research overview of important contemporary issues as
well as the information necessary to make knowledgeable judgments
about these issues. Now in its fourth edition, this handbook
features all new sections on social emotional learning,
non-cognitive assessment, child development, early childhood
education, content areas, teacher preparation, technology,
multimedia, and English language learners. With thorough updates to
chapters and references, this new edition remains the cutting-edge
resource for making the field's extensive knowledge base readily
available and accessible to researchers and educators. It is a
valuable resource for all of those who work and study in the field
of early childhood education including researchers, educators,
policy makers, librarians, and school administrators. This volume
addresses critical, up-to-date research on several disciplines such
as child development, early childhood education, psychology,
curriculum, teacher preparation, policy, evaluation strategies,
technology, and multimedia exposure.
This book offers systematic instruction and evidence-based guidance
to academic authors. It demystifies scholarly writing and helps
build both confidence and skill in aspiring and experienced
authors. The first part of the book focuses on the author's role,
writing's risks and rewards, practical strategies for improving
writing, and ethical issues. Part Two focuses on the most common
writing tasks: conference proposals, practical articles, research
articles, and books. Each chapter is replete with specific
examples, templates to generate a first draft, and checklists or
rubrics for self-evaluation. The final section of the book counsels
graduate students and professors on selecting the most promising
projects; generating multiple related, yet distinctive,
publications from the same body of work; and using writing as a
tool for professional development. Written by a team that
represents outstanding teaching, award-winning writing, and
extensive editorial experience, the book leads
teacher/scholar/authors to replace the old "publish or perish"
dictum with a different, growth-seeking orientation: publish and
flourish.
This book on scholarly writing offers a unique, evidence-based,
technology-supported approach to writing for publication across the
disciplines. It is suitable both as a graduate level textbook and
as support for faculty seeking professional development in
scholarly writing. It is a sequel to Writing for Publication:
Transitions and Tools That Support Scholars’ Success. Current
issues in Academia--such as the expectation that graduate students
will publish, the option for doctoral students to publish in lieu
of writing the dissertation, the pressure on scholars from various
countries to contribute to professional journals written in
English, and the metrics used to assess impact of published
work—have influenced scholarly writing. Unlike other books on the
topic, every chapter includes narratives of experience,
self-assessment tools, guided practice activities, reviews of
research, and discussion of controversies in publishing. All
chapters incorporate curated online resources and technology
supports as well. Across the spectrum of experience, ranging from
aspiring author to prolific, readers are guided in ways to generate
manuscripts that are not only readable and publishable but also
downloaded and respectfully cited by their professional peers.
The importance of the early years in young children's lives and the
rigid inequality in literacy achievement are a stimulating backdrop
to current research in young children's language and literacy
development. This book reports new data and empirical analyses that
advance the theory of language and literacy, with researchers using
different methodologies in conducting their study, with both a
sound empirical underpinning and a captivating analytical
rationalization of the results. The contributors to this volume
used several methodological methods (e.g. quantitative,
qualitative) to describe the complete concept of the study; the
achievement of the study; and the study in an appropriate manner
based on the study's methodology. The contributions to this volume
cover a wide range of topics, including dual language learners;
Latino immigrant children; children who have hearing disabilities;
parents' and teachers' beliefs about language development; early
literacy skills of toddlers and preschool children; interventions;
multimodalities in early literacies; writing; and family literacy.
The studies were conducted in various early childhood settings such
as child care, nursery school, Head Start, kindergarten, and
primary grades, and the subjects in the studies represent the
pluralism of the globe - a pluralism of language, backgrounds,
ethnicity, abilities, and disabilities. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.
Mission Statement: The mission of the series is to provide an
integrated view of current knowledge within the various areas of
early childhood education. Each volume in the series will present a
scholarly, but accessible review of research and theory related to
some aspect of early childhood education. The topics to be covered
in each volume will be determined by which aspects of the field are
considered particularly important at the time of its development as
well as which are particularly generative in relation to current
research and theory.
Child care environments have received extensive research attention
by those interested in understanding how participating in
nonparental child care might influence the children's development
and learning. Throughout the United States (US Census Bureau, 2011)
and Europe (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2006) a large number of young children are cared for outside of the
home by non-parental adults. Young children's nonparental care is
commonly referred to as ""child care," and is provided to children
whose ages range from birth to 12 years of age. The provision of
child care services has become an increasingly important part of
early childhood education. In fact, the United Nations Children's
Fund (2019) states that a large majority of children worldwide
spend at least some of their week in child care, such arrangements
include center care, family child care, in-home child care,
relative child care, and supplemental child care. Child care
researchers have been conducting studies to understand how
participating in nonparental child care might influence the
children's development and learning outcomes. There are more than
enough child care studies to make numerous major inferences. For
example, research outcomes show that child care quality seems to be
more influential than either the kind of child care or age of
admission in determining the children's development and learning.
The adults' child care affects the quality in child care. In the
environment adults who are caring for the children have the
opportunity to effectively assume both nurturing and instructional
roles to help young children cultivate their social and cognitive
abilities. The teachers' effectiveness is related to their
individual characteristics, such as formal education, specialized
training, and the classroom environment. However, the majority of
the studies show that both family and quality of child care have
the most significant effects on the children's development and
learning. Therefore, the concept of child care has heavily
influenced modern views. Researchers, scholars, and educators are
beginning to understand the current foundations based on
theoretical frameworks that contribute to the purposes of the child
care in the United States and Europe. The contents of the child
care volume reflect the major shifts in the views of these early
childhood researchers, scholars, and educators in relation to
research outcomes on child care, its historical roots, the role of
child care in early childhood education, and its relationship to
theory, research, and practice.
Child care environments have received extensive research attention
by those interested in understanding how participating in
nonparental child care might influence the children's development
and learning. Throughout the United States (US Census Bureau, 2011)
and Europe (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2006) a large number of young children are cared for outside of the
home by non-parental adults. Young children's nonparental care is
commonly referred to as ""child care," and is provided to children
whose ages range from birth to 12 years of age. The provision of
child care services has become an increasingly important part of
early childhood education. In fact, the United Nations Children's
Fund (2019) states that a large majority of children worldwide
spend at least some of their week in child care, such arrangements
include center care, family child care, in-home child care,
relative child care, and supplemental child care. Child care
researchers have been conducting studies to understand how
participating in nonparental child care might influence the
children's development and learning outcomes. There are more than
enough child care studies to make numerous major inferences. For
example, research outcomes show that child care quality seems to be
more influential than either the kind of child care or age of
admission in determining the children's development and learning.
The adults' child care affects the quality in child care. In the
environment adults who are caring for the children have the
opportunity to effectively assume both nurturing and instructional
roles to help young children cultivate their social and cognitive
abilities. The teachers' effectiveness is related to their
individual characteristics, such as formal education, specialized
training, and the classroom environment. However, the majority of
the studies show that both family and quality of child care have
the most significant effects on the children's development and
learning. Therefore, the concept of child care has heavily
influenced modern views. Researchers, scholars, and educators are
beginning to understand the current foundations based on
theoretical frameworks that contribute to the purposes of the child
care in the United States and Europe. The contents of the child
care volume reflect the major shifts in the views of these early
childhood researchers, scholars, and educators in relation to
research outcomes on child care, its historical roots, the role of
child care in early childhood education, and its relationship to
theory, research, and practice.
Child development "laboratory schools are dedicated to
research-based instruction and furthering innovation in education.
Many of these schools are connected to universities, where students
are able to benefit from university resources and best practices"
(Khan, 2014). They have been in existence on university campuses
for centuries in the United States. The earliest colonial colleges
(e.g., Harvard, Yale, William and Mary, University of Pennsylvania)
administered Latin schools or departments to prepare students for
college (Good & Teller, 1973). Rutgers Preparatory School was
founded in 1768 and was linked to the university until the 1950s
(Sperduto, 1967). During the course of time, the laboratory schools
have changed to meet the needs of the teaching professionals and
have frequently guided the instructional methods to improve the
science and art of teaching [International Association of
Laboratory Schools (IALS), 2018]. They have also changed throughout
the years from part-day, part-time programs (McBride, 1996, Myers
& Palmer, 2017) to full-day child care, some of which is
inclusive of care offered through student service funds (Keyes,
1984; Shirah, 1988). Throughout the previous century, college and
university institutions have established child development
laboratory schools. In the early 1900s, they were initially
considered to be sites for the recent discipline of child study but
their purposes have progressed gradually. They also have assumed a
fundamental function in promoting teaching, research, and service
(such as outreach/engagement practice) in child development and
early childhood education. However, a lot of them had to struggle
for their survival when economic periods turned out to be
problematic. Several extended operating programs were discontinued
(Barbour & McBride, 2017). In 1894 John Dewey founded the
University of Chicago Laboratory School. His laboratory school is
unquestionably the most well-known of experimental schools. It was
used to research, develop, and confirm innovative theories and
principles of child development and education. Later at the
beginning of the early 1900s, exemplary schools were developed as
important centers for the preparation of teachers. Dewey's
laboratory school and the preparation of interns in a hospital were
used as a model for laboratory schools to focus on methodical
research, dual faculty university appointments, and the preparation
of preservice teachers. During the initial half of the 20th
century, laboratory schools increased in colleges and universities,
especially between 1920 and 1940. University-based child
development laboratory programs assumed a critical responsibility
in contributing to the knowledge base on child development and
early childhood education as well as the professional development
of early childhood educators. This concept of the child development
laboratory schools has heavily influenced modern views. Researchers
and educators need to understand the current sources based on
theoretical frameworks that contribute to the purposes of the child
development laboratory schools. The contents of the volume reflect
the major shifts in the views of early childhood researchers and
educators in relation to the research on child development
laboratory schools, the role of child development laboratory
programs in early childhood education, and their relationship to
theory, research, and practice. The chapters in this special volume
reviews and critically analyzes the literature on several aspects
of the child development laboratory schools. This volume can be a
valuable tool to researchers who are conducting studies in the
child development laboratory schools and practitioners who are
working directly or indirectly in these schools. It focuses on
important contemporary issues on child development laboratory
schools in early childhood education (ages 0 to 8) to provide the
information necessary to make judgments about these issues. It also
motivates and guides researchers to explore gaps in the child
development laboratory schools' literature.
Child development "laboratory schools are dedicated to
research-based instruction and furthering innovation in education.
Many of these schools are connected to universities, where students
are able to benefit from university resources and best practices"
(Khan, 2014). They have been in existence on university campuses
for centuries in the United States. The earliest colonial colleges
(e.g., Harvard, Yale, William and Mary, University of Pennsylvania)
administered Latin schools or departments to prepare students for
college (Good & Teller, 1973). Rutgers Preparatory School was
founded in 1768 and was linked to the university until the 1950s
(Sperduto, 1967). During the course of time, the laboratory schools
have changed to meet the needs of the teaching professionals and
have frequently guided the instructional methods to improve the
science and art of teaching [International Association of
Laboratory Schools (IALS), 2018]. They have also changed throughout
the years from part-day, part-time programs (McBride, 1996, Myers
& Palmer, 2017) to full-day child care, some of which is
inclusive of care offered through student service funds (Keyes,
1984; Shirah, 1988). Throughout the previous century, college and
university institutions have established child development
laboratory schools. In the early 1900s, they were initially
considered to be sites for the recent discipline of child study but
their purposes have progressed gradually. They also have assumed a
fundamental function in promoting teaching, research, and service
(such as outreach/engagement practice) in child development and
early childhood education. However, a lot of them had to struggle
for their survival when economic periods turned out to be
problematic. Several extended operating programs were discontinued
(Barbour & McBride, 2017). In 1894 John Dewey founded the
University of Chicago Laboratory School. His laboratory school is
unquestionably the most well-known of experimental schools. It was
used to research, develop, and confirm innovative theories and
principles of child development and education. Later at the
beginning of the early 1900s, exemplary schools were developed as
important centers for the preparation of teachers. Dewey's
laboratory school and the preparation of interns in a hospital were
used as a model for laboratory schools to focus on methodical
research, dual faculty university appointments, and the preparation
of preservice teachers. During the initial half of the 20th
century, laboratory schools increased in colleges and universities,
especially between 1920 and 1940. University-based child
development laboratory programs assumed a critical responsibility
in contributing to the knowledge base on child development and
early childhood education as well as the professional development
of early childhood educators. This concept of the child development
laboratory schools has heavily influenced modern views. Researchers
and educators need to understand the current sources based on
theoretical frameworks that contribute to the purposes of the child
development laboratory schools. The contents of the volume reflect
the major shifts in the views of early childhood researchers and
educators in relation to the research on child development
laboratory schools, the role of child development laboratory
programs in early childhood education, and their relationship to
theory, research, and practice. The chapters in this special volume
reviews and critically analyzes the literature on several aspects
of the child development laboratory schools. This volume can be a
valuable tool to researchers who are conducting studies in the
child development laboratory schools and practitioners who are
working directly or indirectly in these schools. It focuses on
important contemporary issues on child development laboratory
schools in early childhood education (ages 0 to 8) to provide the
information necessary to make judgments about these issues. It also
motivates and guides researchers to explore gaps in the child
development laboratory schools' literature.
Researchers from different disciplines (e.g., physiological,
psychological, philosophical) have investigated motivation using
multiple approaches. For example, in physiology (the scientific
study of the normal function in living systems such as biology),
researchers may use "electrical and chemical stimulation of the
brain, the recording of electrical brain-wave activity with the
electroencephalograph, and lesion techniques, where a portion of
the brain (usually of a laboratory animal) is destroyed and
subsequent changes in motivation are noted" (Petri & Cofer,
2017). Physiological studies mainly conducted with animals, other
than humans, have revealed the significance of particular brain
structures in the control of fundamental motives such as hunger,
thirst, sex, aggression, and fear. In psychology, researchers may
study the individuals' behaviors to understand their actions. In
sociology, researchers may examine how individuals' interactions
influence their behavior. For instance, in the classroom students
and teachers behave in expected ways, which may differ when they
are outside the classroom. Saracho (2003) examined the students'
academic achievement when they matched or mismatched their
teachers' way of thinking. She identified both the teachers and
students individual differences and defined consistencies in their
cognitive processes. In philosophy, researchers can study the
individuals' theoretical position such as supporting Maslow's
(1943) concept that motivation can create behaviors that augments
motivation in the future. Abraham H. Maslow's theory of
self-actualization supports this theoretical position (Petri &
Cofer, 2017). These areas and others are represented in this
volume. This volume is devoted to understanding mutual and
contemporary themes in the individuals' motivation and its
relationship to cognition. The current literature covers several
methods to the multifaceted relationships between motivational and
cognitive processes. Comprehensive reviews of the literature focus
on prominent cognitive perspectives on motivation with young
children, which includes ages from birth to eight years of age. The
chapters in this special volume review and critically analyze the
literature on several aspects of the relationships between
motivational and cognitive processes and demonstrates the breadth
and theoretical effectiveness of this domain. This brief
introduction acknowledges the valuable contributions of these
chapters to the study of human motivation. This volume can be a
valuable tool to researchers who are conducting studies in the
motivation field. It focuses on important contemporary issues on
motivation in early childhood education (ages 0 to 8) to provide
the information necessary to make judgments about these issues. It
also motivates and guides researchers to explore gaps in the
motivation literature.
Researchers, educators, professional organizations, administrators,
parents, and policy makers have increased their involvement in the
assessment and evaluation of early childhood education programs.
This interest has developed swiftly during the last decades. The
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in
State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE) developed a position
statement titled, "Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and
program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in
programs for children birth through age 8," to address related
trends, issues, guiding principles, and values. Appropriate and
well-designed evaluations need to address several audiences
including researchers, educators, policy makers, children, and
parents. They need to encourage the implementation of a strong
foundation that improves the quality of the children's education.
Child assessment and program evaluation can lead to effective
results and better accountability for preschool, kindergarten, and
primary school programs. The purpose of this volume is to share a
collection of research strands on contemporary perspectives on
research in assessment and evaluation in early childhood education.
It provides a review and critical analysis of the literature on
assessment and evaluation of programs, children, teachers, and
settings. The volume begins with a brief introductory chapter that
presents the reader with a map of the area, laying out the issues
and alternatives, and linking these to the chapters that follow. It
addresses several areas including (1) understanding assessment and
evaluation with young children, (2) schools and assessment
implications, (3) teacher evaluation and professional development,
(4) social relationships and assessment, (5) content areas in early
education assessment, (6) technology and assessment, and (7)
conclusion with future research directions in assessment and
evaluation in early childhood education. The volume is of interest
to researchers, educators, policy makers, university faculty,
graduate students, and general readers who are interested in
research on assessment and evaluation in early childhood education.
The chapters are authored by established scholars in the field.
The Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education
brings together in one source research techniques that researchers
can use to collect data for studies that contribute to the
knowledge in early childhood education. To conduct valid and
reliable studies, researchers need to be knowledgeable about
numerous research methodologies. The Handbook primarily addresses
the researchers, scholars, and graduate or advanced undergraduate
students who are preparing to conduct research in early childhood
education. It provides them with the intellectual resources that
will help them join the cadre of early childhood education
researchers and scholars. The purpose of the Handbook is to prepare
and guide researchers to achieve a high level of competence and
sophistication, to avoid past mistakes, and to benefit from the
best researchers in the field. This Handbook is also useful to
university professors who conduct research and prepare student
researchers in early childhood education. It aims to improve the
researchers' conceptual and methodological abilities in early
childhood education. Thus, the Handbook can be used as a guide that
focuses on important contemporary research methodologies in early
childhood education and describes them to offer researchers the
necessary information to use these methodologies appropriately.
This Handbook is designed to be used by students of early childhood
education at all levels of professional development as well as
mature scholars who want to conduct research in areas needing more
in-depth study. It is hoped that this Handbook of Research Methods
in Early Childhood Education will serve the needs of many in the
research community. Scholars seeking the current state of research
knowledge in various areas should find this volume useful.
Similarly, practitioners who are trying to seek knowledge of
research and its practical implications should find this volume
helpful as well. This Handbook with its individual chapters
presents several research methodologies to address a variety of
hypotheses or research questions that will contribute to the
knowledge of the field in early childhood education.
The Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education
brings together in one source research techniques that researchers
can use to collect data for studies that contribute to the
knowledge in early childhood education. To conduct valid and
reliable studies, researchers need to be knowledgeable about
numerous research methodologies. The Handbook primarily addresses
the researchers, scholars, and graduate or advanced undergraduate
students who are preparing to conduct research in early childhood
education. It provides them with the intellectual resources that
will help them join the cadre of early childhood education
researchers and scholars. The purpose of the Handbook is to prepare
and guide researchers to achieve a high level of competence and
sophistication, to avoid past mistakes, and to benefit from the
best researchers in the field. This Handbook is also useful to
university professors who conduct research and prepare student
researchers in early childhood education. It aims to improve the
researchers' conceptual and methodological abilities in early
childhood education. Thus, the Handbook can be used as a guide that
focuses on important contemporary research methodologies in early
childhood education and describes them to offer researchers the
necessary information to use these methodologies appropriately.
This Handbook is designed to be used by students of early childhood
education at all levels of professional development as well as
mature scholars who want to conduct research in areas needing more
in-depth study. It is hoped that this Handbook of Research Methods
in Early Childhood Education will serve the needs of many in the
research community. Scholars seeking the current state of research
knowledge in various areas should find this volume useful.
Similarly, practitioners who are trying to seek knowledge of
research and its practical implications should find this volume
helpful as well. This Handbook with its individual chapters
presents several research methodologies to address a variety of
hypotheses or research questions that will contribute to the
knowledge of the field in early childhood education.
The Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education
brings together in one source research techniques that researchers
can use to collect data for studies that contribute to the
knowledge in early childhood education. To conduct valid and
reliable studies, researchers need to be knowledgeable about
numerous research methodologies. The Handbook primarily addresses
the researchers, scholars, and graduate or advanced undergraduate
students who are preparing to conduct research in early childhood
education. It provides them with the intellectual resources that
will help them join the cadre of early childhood education
researchers and scholars. The purpose of the Handbook is to prepare
and guide researchers to achieve a high level of competence and
sophistication, to avoid past mistakes, and to benefit from the
best researchers in the field. This Handbook is also useful to
university professors who conduct research and prepare student
researchers in early childhood education. It aims to improve the
researchers' conceptual and methodological abilities in early
childhood education. Thus, the Handbook can be used as a guide that
focuses on important contemporary research methodologies in early
childhood education and describes them to offer researchers the
necessary information to use these methodologies appropriately.
This Handbook is designed to be used by students of early childhood
education at all levels of professional development as well as
mature scholars who want to conduct research in areas needing more
in-depth study. It is hoped that this Handbook of Research Methods
in Early Childhood Education will serve the needs of many in the
research community. Scholars seeking the current state of research
knowledge in various areas should find this volume useful.
Similarly, practitioners who are trying to seek knowledge of
research and its practical implications should find this volume
helpful as well. This Handbook with its individual chapters
presents several research methodologies to address a variety of
hypotheses or research questions that will contribute to the
knowledge of the field in early childhood education.
Researchers, educators, professional organizations, administrators,
parents, and policy makers have increased their involvement in the
assessment and evaluation of early childhood education programs.
This interest has developed swiftly during the last decades. The
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in
State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE) developed a position
statement titled, "Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and
program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in
programs for children birth through age 8," to address related
trends, issues, guiding principles, and values. Appropriate and
well-designed evaluations need to address several audiences
including researchers, educators, policy makers, children, and
parents. They need to encourage the implementation of a strong
foundation that improves the quality of the children's education.
Child assessment and program evaluation can lead to effective
results and better accountability for preschool, kindergarten, and
primary school programs. The purpose of this volume is to share a
collection of research strands on contemporary perspectives on
research in assessment and evaluation in early childhood education.
It provides a review and critical analysis of the literature on
assessment and evaluation of programs, children, teachers, and
settings. The volume begins with a brief introductory chapter that
presents the reader with a map of the area, laying out the issues
and alternatives, and linking these to the chapters that follow. It
addresses several areas including (1) understanding assessment and
evaluation with young children, (2) schools and assessment
implications, (3) teacher evaluation and professional development,
(4) social relationships and assessment, (5) content areas in early
education assessment, (6) technology and assessment, and (7)
conclusion with future research directions in assessment and
evaluation in early childhood education. The volume is of interest
to researchers, educators, policy makers, university faculty,
graduate students, and general readers who are interested in
research on assessment and evaluation in early childhood education.
The chapters are authored by established scholars in the field.
The Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education
brings together in one source research techniques that researchers
can use to collect data for studies that contribute to the
knowledge in early childhood education. To conduct valid and
reliable studies, researchers need to be knowledgeable about
numerous research methodologies. The Handbook primarily addresses
the researchers, scholars, and graduate or advanced undergraduate
students who are preparing to conduct research in early childhood
education. It provides them with the intellectual resources that
will help them join the cadre of early childhood education
researchers and scholars. The purpose of the Handbook is to prepare
and guide researchers to achieve a high level of competence and
sophistication, to avoid past mistakes, and to benefit from the
best researchers in the field. This Handbook is also useful to
university professors who conduct research and prepare student
researchers in early childhood education. It aims to improve the
researchers' conceptual and methodological abilities in early
childhood education. Thus, the Handbook can be used as a guide that
focuses on important contemporary research methodologies in early
childhood education and describes them to offer researchers the
necessary information to use these methodologies appropriately.
This Handbook is designed to be used by students of early childhood
education at all levels of professional development as well as
mature scholars who want to conduct research in areas needing more
in-depth study. It is hoped that this Handbook of Research Methods
in Early Childhood Education will serve the needs of many in the
research community. Scholars seeking the current state of research
knowledge in various areas should find this volume useful.
Similarly, practitioners who are trying to seek knowledge of
research and its practical implications should find this volume
helpful as well. This Handbook with its individual chapters
presents several research methodologies to address a variety of
hypotheses or research questions that will contribute to the
knowledge of the field in early childhood education.
Bernard Spodek, one of the most important figures in contemporary
early childhood education, has been a seminal figure in early
childhood education for approximately six decades. He has also been
a creative contributor to contemporary thinking on the integration
of theory, research, and practice on the development and education
of young children. He is the author of numerous theoretical,
research, and practical articles that continue to be published in
scholarly journals and the author of textbooks that span the fields
of early childhood education and child development. This book,
Bernard Spodek: Early Childhood Education Scholar, Researcher and
Teacher, offers an understanding of an eminent scholar who has made
significant contributions to the field of early childhood
education. It has a richly detailed and intimate picture of the
construction of a knowledge base for the development and education
of young children. All of the chapters show how Bernard Spodek
assumes various roles to promote the field of early childhood
education as he functions as a mentor, scholar, researcher, and
master teacher. Bernard Spodek: Early Childhood Education Scholar,
Researcher and Teacher is a text for students who are interested in
acquiring the basic knowledge about early childhood education,
about the work that practitioners do with young children, and about
the ideas that underlie that work. It is an appropriate text for
graduate students in four-year colleges and universities.
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