David Elkind

Giants in the Nursery (eBook, ePUB)

A Biographical History of Developmentally Appropriate Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A biographical history of the evolution of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, written by best-selling early childhood author David Elkind, PhD

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Redleaf Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781605543710
• Artikelnr.: 42542832

Autorenporträt

David Elkind: David Elkind is professor emeritus of child development at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. He was formerly professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education at the University of Rochester. Professor Elkind obtained his doctorate at UCLA and then spent a year as David Rapaport's research assistant at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. From 1964-65 he was a National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at Piaget's Institut d' Epistemologie Genetique in Geneva. His research has been in the areas of perceptual, cognitive, and social development where he has attempted to build upon the research and theory of Jean Piaget.

Professor Elkind's bibliography now numbers over five hundred items and includes research, theoretical articles, book chapters, and twenty-two books. He has also appeared on the Today Show, CBS Morning News, 20/20, Dateline, Donahue, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. He's been profiled in People and Boston magazines, was contributing editor for Parents magazine, and co-hosted the Lifetime Television series Kids These Days. He is past president for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a member of many professional organizations, a consultant to state education departments and government agencies, and lectures extensively across the United States, Canada, and abroad. He is also the scientific adviser to Marco Polo Learning, Inc., an education app company.

Inhaltsangabe

Working TOC
Introduction
Author's Note
Chapter 1: A Brief Pre-History of Early Childhood Education
Section I: The Philosophical Giants
Chapter 2: John Amos Comenius
Chapter 3: John Locke
Chapter 4: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Section II: The Pedagogical Giants
Chapter 5: Heinrich Pestalozzi
Chapter 7. Frederick Froebel
Chapter 8: Rudolf Steiner
Chapter 9: Maria Montessori
Section III: The Theoretical and Research Giants
Chapter 10: Sigmund Freud
Chapter 11: Jean Piaget
Chapter 12: Erik Erikson
Chapter 13: Lev Semenovich Vygotsky: An Opposing Perspective
Conclusion
Chapter 14: The Evolution of Early Childhood Education