Influencing Early Childhood Education: Key Themes, Philosophies and Theories

Neuausgabe 2011
ISBN: 978-0-335-24156-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 422 g

Thinking about early childhood education will offer an academic and critical approach to the wealth of theories that underpin elements of current practice in early childhood care and education. It will focus on analyzing the rise and interconnectedness of theories of learning and development. It will range from key nineteenth century movements to progressive ideas of the twentieth century, encompassing psychoanalytic theories, deconstructing theories and constructivism and behaviourism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pound, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Kindergarten & Vorschule
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionPart 1 Thinking about early childhood in the nineteenth century
Robert Owen (1771-1858)
Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852)Part 2 Progressive ideas of the twentieth century
Margaret McMillan (1860-1931)
Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925)
Maria Montessori (1870-1952)
Susan Isaacs (1885-1948)Part 3 Psychoanalytic theories and their impact
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and psychoanalytic theories
Child-focused psychodynamic theories

John Bowlby (1907-1990) and theories of attachment
Emotions and learning Part 4Constructivism and behaviourism
Burrhus Skinner (1904-1990), behaviourist theories and approaches
Jean Piaget(1896-1980) and constructivism
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) and social constructivismPart 5Challenging theories and practice
De(constructing) schooling
Deconstructing early childhood
Deconstructing developmentPart 6Weighing up the evidence?
Final thoughtsReferences