Continuing issues in early childhood education
By: [edited by] Stephanie Feeney, Alice Galper, Carol Seefeldt.
Contributors: Feeney, Stephanie.; Galper, Alice.; Seefeldt, Carol.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Merrill/Pearson
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N. J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780132340984
Subjects: Early childhood education -- United States.; Early childhood education -- United States -- Finance.; Teachers -- Training of -- United States.; Early childhood education -- Curricula -- United States.; Early childhood education -- United States -- Evaluation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Governing American early care and education : shifting from government to governance and from form to function / Sharon Lynn Kagan & Kristie Kauerz; value: The role of government in early care and education : an international perspective / Gale Flynn; value: Programs for infants and toddlers / Donna Wittmer & Sandy Peterson; value: Quality in programs for young children / Gerrit Westervelt, Annette Sibley & Diana Schaack; value: Children's readiness for success in school / Catherine Scott-Little; value: The early childhood education workforce / Sharon Lynn Kagan, Erica Greenberg, Kristie Kauerz & Kate Tarrant; value: The professional development of teachers of young children / Nancy Barbour & Martha Lash; value: What do early childhood educators need know and do to work in urban settings? / Frances Rust; value: Professionalism and ethics in early care and education / Nancy Freeman & Stephanie Feeney; value: Curriculum in early childhood education : teaching the whole child / Eva Moravcik & Stephanie Feeney; value: Play theory and practice in contemporary classrooms / Stuart Reifel & John A. Sutterby; value: Early learning standards and developmentally appropriate practice : contradictory or compatible? / Sue Bredekamp; value: Educating young children with developmental differences : principles of inclusive practice / Bruce Mallory & Beth Rous; value: Diversity and early childhood education : making room for everyone / Rebecca New & Maggie Beneke; value: Assessing young children / Alice Galper & Carol Seefeldt; value: Evaluating programs for young children / Cynthia Paris; value: Partnerships with families / Janet Gonzalez-Mena; value: Advocacy for young children / Linda Buck & Barbara Willer.