This text examines curricular goals such as autonomy, development, and problem solving and links those goals with constructivist principles of learning. It explores ways teachers can create meaningful learning environments and choose curriculum tasks, for the benefit of both teacher and pupil, to great effect making this an exciting new publication for any teaching professional. Features of this brand new publication include: - Constructivist format - encourages active involvement on the part of readers by asking them to observe, question, reflect, research, and analyse - Hot topics include classroom climate and management, room design, play, and co-operative learning as overarching learning strategies - Promotion of professional responsibility by examining the early childhood educator's role with community agencies, reform and legal mandates, and public relations.
- "Multiple Perspectives from the Field" - interviews with teachers and other early childhood professionals that offer students a realistic look at the profession from a diverse group of educators - End of chapter lists - an annotated list of resources, books, articles, children's literature, materials, and web sites is provided for each chapter
- ISBN10 0618148086
- ISBN13 9780618148080
- Publish Date 24 June 2002
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 13 February 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Academic)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 464
- Language English