Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

by Spodek; Bernard

• ISBN13: 9780805847215
• ISBN10: 0805847219
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-10-26
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

The "Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children, Second Edition" is an essential reference on research in early childhood education not only in the United States but throughout the world. It provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues and the information necessary to make judgments about these issues. The field has changed significantly since the publication of the first edition of this "Handbook" in 1993, creating a need for an update. The "Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children, Second Edition" is thus focused on research conducted over the past decade or so. The volume is organized in four parts: *Early Childhood Education and Child Development. New in this edition: moral development; the development of creativity. *Early Childhood Educational Curriculum. New in this edition: movement or dance education; the education of linguistically and culturally diverse children. *Foundations of Early Childhood Educational Policy. New in this edition: childhood poverty; the education of bilingual children. *Research and Evaluation Strategies for Early Childhood Education. New in this edition: doing historical research in early childhood education; postmodern and feminist orientations. The "Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children, Second Edition" makes the expanding knowledge base related to early childhood education readily available and accessible. It is a valuable tool for all who work and study in the field.

Table of Contents

Editorial Advisory Board	ix
Additional Reviewers	x
About the Contributors	xi
Introduction: A Researcher's Vade Mecum	1	(6)
Bernard Spodek
Olivia N. Saracho
Part I EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT	7	(126)
Cognitive Development and the Education of Young Children	9	(14)
Kelvin L. Seifert
Young Children's Peer Relations and Social Competence	23	(32)
Gary W. Ladd
Sarah L. Herald
Rebecca K. Andrews
Children's Morality: Perspectives and Research	55	(30)
Eva Johansson
The Emotional Basis of Learning and Development in Early Childhood Education	85	(20)
Susanne A. Denham
Motor Development in Young Children	105	(16)
David L. Gallahue
John C. Ozmun
The Development of Children's Creativity	121	(12)
Mark A. Runco
Part II EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM	133	(170)
Reconceptualizing Language Education in Early Childhood: Socio-Cultural Perspectives	135	(18)
Jim Anderson
Lyndsay Moffatt
Jon Shapiro
Emergent Literacy: Symbols at Work	153	(14)
Susan E. Hill
Sue Nichols
The Literacy Education of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Young Children: An Overview of Outcomes, Assessment, and Large-Scale Interventions	167	(20)
Robert Rueda
David B. Yaden, Jr.
The Development of Young Children's Early Number and Operation Sense and its Implications for Early Childhood Education	187	(36)
Arthur J. Baroody
Meng-lung Lai
Kelly S. Mix
Repositioning the Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education: A Decade of Reconsideration	223	(20)
Christine Marme Thompson
The Dance of Learning	243	(8)
Karen Bradley
Mary Szegda
The Musical Development and Education of Young Children	251	(18)
Graham F. Welch
Pretend Play	269	(10)
Robert D. Kavanaugh
Early Childhood Multicultural Education	279	(24)
Patricia G. Ramsey
Part III FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL POLICY	303	(138)
Creating Play Environments for Early Childhood: Indoors and Out	305	(18)
John A. Sutterby
Joe Frost
Childhood Poverty: Implications for School Readiness and Early Childhood Education	323	(24)
Rebecca M. Ryan
Rebecca C. Fauth
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Effective Preschool Programs for Children at Risk of School Failure: A Best-Evidence Synthesis	347	(14)
Bette Chambers
Alan C. K. Cheung
Robert E. Slavin
Educational Policy in the United States Regarding Bilinguals in Early Childhood Education	361	(14)
Ann-Marie Wiese
Eugene E. Garcia
Child Care for Young Children	375	(18)
Carollee Howes
Kay Sanders
Family Context in Early Childhood: A Look at Practices and Beliefs That Promote Early Learning	393	(18)
Barbara H. Fiese
Tanya Eckert
Mary Spagnola
Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs and Attitudes About Inclusion: What Does the Research Tell Us?	411	(12)
Michaelene M. Ostrosky
Bernadette M. Laumann
Wu-Ying Hsieh
Preschool Teachers' Professional Development	423	(18)
Olivia N. Saracho
Bernard Spodek
Part IV RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION	441	(158)
Alternative Means of Assessing Children's Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms	443	(14)
Dominic F. Gullo
Evaluating the Quality of Early Childhood Educational Settings	457	(20)
Richard Lambert
Martha Abbott-Shim
Annette Sibley
Integration, Innovation, and Evaluation in School-Based Early Childhood Services	477	(20)
Janette Pelletier
Carl Corter
Qualitative Research: Paradigms and Possibilities	497	(18)
J. Amos Hatch
Gina Barclay-McLaughlin
Feminist Issues in Early Childhood Scholarship	515	(18)
Candra D. Thornton
Lisa S. Goldstein
Beyond Certainties: Postmodern Perspectives, Research, and the Education of Young Children	533	(22)
Susan Grieshaber
Sharon Ryan
Early Childhood Education Research in Cross-National Perspective	555	(18)
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Aysegul Metindogan
Historical Research in Early Childhood Education	573	(26)
Blythe S. F. Hinitz
Indices
Author Index	595	(4)
Subject Index	599