Early Childhood Education [Four Volumes] An International Encyclopedia

Subjects:

• Education » Childhood & Elementary Education
• Education » Education (General)

Awards:

• CHOICE 2007 Outstanding Academic Title

Reviews:

• This is an excellent encyclopedia set that should be useful for both larger public libraries and academic libraries supporting education programs.
  —American Reference Books Annual 2008
• The entries themselves are clear and comprehensive, ranging from a page or two to two or three pages in length, with useful suggestions for further reading rather than a distracting overburden of references.
  —Reference Reviews April 2008
• Recommended for academic libraries serving programs in child development and early childhood education as well as other libraries where this information will be in demand.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin August 2007
• This title fills a long-standing gap in major reference works devoted solely to early childhood education....Aiming this work at students, policy analysts, and general readers, editors New and Cochran have assembled more than 300 international contributors to produce an encyclopedia of both breadth and depth. The first three volumes contain over 300 A-to-Z entries on early childhood development and education in the United States that cover major historical and contemporary issues, current research, and a variety of theoretical and policy perspectives. All the entries are cross-referenced and conclude with a list of works cited as well as recommended readings....Volume 4 contains 100-plus entries on the structure and policies of early childhood education in ten countries covering all inhabited continents outside North America. The countries were selected to showcase early childhood education in a wide range of societies....Highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
  —Library Journal 4/15/2007
• [A] comprehensive look at early childhood education. This encyclopedia's entries are a compilation of controversies, theories, policies, and practices that offer information on key historical and contemporary people and issues. Uniquely this work also includes entries on professional organizations and journals in the field....Alphabetically arranged and written by over 300 international contributors, the entries vary in length from one to five pages, with small variations in quality and larger differences in tone and focus. Though weighted toward the US, this set stands above previously published works in its exceptional look at the current state of affairs for 11 countries....Prepared for a large, diverse audience, this distinctive encyclopedia, with its cross-cultural focus and outstanding features, will be extremely valuable to undergraduate students. Essential. Lower-/upper-level undergraduates, professionals, and general readers.
  —Choice 9/1/2007

Table of Contents:

• Volume I
  :Preface
  Acknowledgments
  Introduction
  Guide to Related Topics
  Abecedarian Program
  Academics
  Accreditation of Early Childhood Programs
  Act for Better Child Care (ABC)
  Action Research
  Addams, Jane (1860-1935)
  Adoption
  Advocacy and Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  Almy, Millie (1915-2001)
  American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators (ACCESS)
  Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (1908-1984)
  Assessment in Early Childhood
  Assessment, Visual Art
  Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
  Association for Constructivist Teaching (ACT)
  Attachment
  Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
  Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  Autism
  Bandura, Albert (1925- )
  Bank Street
  Behaviorism
  Behavior Management and Guidance
  Biculturalism
  Bilingual Education
  Binet, Alfred (1857-1911)
  Black Caucus (NAEYC)
  Blow, Susan Elizabeth (1843-1916)
  Bowlby, John (1907-1990)
  Brain Development
  Bronfenbrenner, Urie (1917-2005)
  Bruner, Jerome (1915- )
  Bullying
  Center for the Child Care Workforce (CCW)
  Cerebral Palsy (CP)
  Child Abuse and Neglect
  Child Abuse and Neglect, Prevention of
  Child Art
  Child Care
  Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
  Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
  Child Care Subsidies and Tax Provisions
  Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program
  Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM)
  Childrens Defense Fund (CDF)
  Childrens Media
  Childrens Museums
  Child Study Movement
  Classroom Discourse
  Classroom Environments
  Cognitive Development
  Comenius, John Amos (1592-1670)
  Computer and Video Game Play in Early Childhood
  Constructionism
  Constructivism
  Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
  Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (1989)
  Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  The Creative Curriculum for Preschool
  Culture
  Curriculum
  Curriculum, Emotional Development
  Curriculum, Mathematics
  Curriculum, Music
  Curriculum, Physical Development
  Curriculum, Science
  Curriculum, Social Studies
  Curriculum, Visual Art
  Day Nurseries
  Deaf Children
  Development, Emotional
  Development, Language
  Development, Moral
  Development, Psychosocial Theory of
  Development, Social
  Developmental Delay
  Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood, A
  Taxonomy of
  Developmental-Interaction Approach
  Developmentally Appropriate Practice(s) (DAP)
  Developmental Systems Theories
  Dewey, John (1859-1952)
  Direct Instruction Model
  Disabilities, Young Children with
  Division for Early Childhood (DEC)
  Documentation
  Domestic Violence
  Down Syndrome
  Volume II
  :Early Care and Education Programs, Administration of
  Early Child Development and Care
  Early Childhood Education Journal (ECEJ)
  Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales (ERS)
  Early Childhood Music Education Commission (ECME)
  Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP)
  Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ)
  Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
  Early Head Start
  Early Intervention
  Early Years: An International Journal of Research and
  Development
  Ecology of Human Development
  Education 3-13
  Eliot, Abigail Adams (1892-1992)
  Emergent Curriculum
  Environmental Assessments in Early Childhood Education
  Erikson, Erik H. (1902-1994)
  European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ)
  Even Start
  Exchange
  Families
  Family Literacy
  Family Systems Theory (FST)
  Fathers
  Feminism in Early Childhood Education
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
  Frank, Lawrence Kelso (1890-1968)
  Freud, Anna (1895-1982)
  Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939)
  Froebel, Friedrich (1782-1852)
  Gay or Lesbian Parents, Children with
  Gender and Gender Stereotyping in Early Childhood Education
  Gesell, Arnold (1880-1961)
  Gifted and Talented Children in the United States
  Good Start, Grow Smart
  Gordon, Ira J. (1923-1978)
  Grade Retention
  Grouping
  Hailmann, Eudora Lucas (18351904)
  Hailmann, William Nicholas (1836-1920)
  Hall, G(ranville) Stanley (1844-1924)
  Hawkins, David (1913-2002) and Hawkins, Frances Pockman (1913- )
  Head Start
  High/Scope
  High/Scope Perry Preschool Study
  Hill, Patty Smith (1868-1946)
  History of U.S. Early Childhood Care and Education
  Hunt, Joseph McVicker (1906-1991)
  Hymes, James L., Jr. (1913-1998)
  IEA Preprimary Project
  Immigration
  Incarcerated Parents, Children of
  Inclusion
  Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
  Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  Infant Care
  Intelligence
  Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
  Intelligence Testing
  Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI)
  International Journal of Early Childhood (IJEC)
  International Journal of Early Years Education
  International Journal of Special Education
  International Kindergarten Union (IKU)
  International Reading Association (IRA)
  Isaacs, Susan (1885-1948)
  Journal of Early Childhood Research
  Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education (JECTE)
  Journal of Early Inte

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