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: 2009
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: title: Governing American early care and education : shifting from government to governance and from form to function / Sharon Lynn Kagan & Kristie Kauerz; title: The role of government in early care and education : an international perspective / Gale Flynn; title: Programs for infants and toddlers / Donna Wittmer & Sandy Peterson; title: Quality in programs for young children / Gerrit Westervelt, Annette Sibley & Diana Schaack; title: Children's readiness for success in school / Catherine Scott-Little; title: The early childhood education workforce / Sharon Lynn Kagan, Erica Greenberg, Kristie Kauerz & Kate Tarrant; title: The professional development of teachers of young children / Nancy Barbour & Martha Lash; title: What do early childhood educators need know and do to work in urban settings? / Frances Rust; title: Professionalism and ethics in early care and education / Nancy Freeman & Stephanie Feeney; title: Curriculum in early childhood education : teaching the whole child / Eva Moravcik & Stephanie Feeney; title: Play theory and practice in contemporary classrooms / Stuart Reifel & John A. Sutterby; title: Early learning standards and developmentally appropriate practice : contradictory or compatible? / Sue Bredekamp; title: Educating young children with developmental differences : principles of inclusive practice / Bruce Mallory & Beth Rous; title: Diversity and early childhood education : making room for everyone / Rebecca New & Maggie Beneke; title: Assessing young children / Alice Galper & Carol Seefeldt; title: Evaluating programs for young children / Cynthia Paris; title: Partnerships with families / Janet Gonzalez-Mena; title: Advocacy for young children / Linda Buck & Barbara Willer.