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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785178103321

Autore

Wardle Francis <1947->

Titolo

Approaches to early childhood and elementary education [[electronic resource] /] / Francis Wardle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009

ISBN

1-61728-140-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Collana

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series

Disciplina

372.21

Soggetti

Early childhood education

Education, Elementary

Child development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.