Preschool Education Curriculum (Third Edition) Contemporary Preschool Education Translation Series

Author: John Rupnarain, edited by Johnson, translated by Huang Jin et al
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The third edition of Early Childhood Education Curriculum facilitates this daunting yet challenging professional task by incorporating a substantial number of compelling and impactful new topics on early childhood education, contemporary trends, and developmental milestones within a single volume. The innovation of this edition lies in its dedication to expanding content on introductory programs, sociopolitical policies affecting children and families, the globally renowned and notably successful Reggio Emilia system, and constructivist approaches applied in "children's museums." The new edition also depicts Montessori and Bank Street approaches applied to ECE. All chapters in the third edition have been substantially revised. Each chapter covers overlapping knowledge domains in early childhood education, integrating outcomes in education, practice, and policy. An important purpose of reading this book is not only to build a broad awareness of various curricula in early childhood education programs and the transferability of service delivery but also to begin establishing a coherent, holistic conceptual perspective in our ever-evolving field of education. This perspective, which is influenced by the field's internal professional drives and has impacted countless children and adults both domestically and internationally, adapts not just by expanding outward but also by maintaining a cohesive and interconnected framework.