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Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development.
What are the risks and benefits of non-parental care for young children? What are the short- and long-term effects of academically vs. play-focused environments for learning? How and when should we teach reading? What are the purposes of Education? What is the best way to teach mathematics to childr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Taylor & Francis
2012.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I What are the purposes of education?
- 1 The purpose of education
- a "post-liberal" perspective
- 2 Intellectual goals in the early years
- 3 De Groot's lesson
- PART II What is the effect of non-parental childcare on child development?
- 4 Why non-maternal childcare can be good for children and families: Research and policy implications
- 5 Delegated parenting: Some neuroendocrine reservations
- PART III Is shared-book reading an indispensable ingredient of responsible parenting?
- 6 Shared-book reading: There is no downside for parents
- 7 The tyranny of shared book-reading
- PART IV What should be done to foster children's mathematical development in the preschool years?
- 8 Mathematics for the whole child
- 9 Fostering mathematical thinking through playful learning
- PART V What is the role of digital media in early education?
- 10 Extending opportunities for learning: The role of digital media in early education
- 11 The inappropriateness of ICT in early childhood: Arguments from philosophy, pedagogy, and developmental research
- PART VI How is school readiness best fostered?
- 12 Promoting school readiness: An integrative framework
- 13 School readiness and school's readiness: On the child's transition from preschool to school
- PART VII Is academic skill acquisition important during preschool and kindergarten?
- 14 Understanding the contributions of early academic skills to children's success in school
- 15 The importance of balance in early childhood programs
- PART VIII Is it important for children to acquire reading skills in preschool and kindergarten?
- 16 Why is it important for children to begin learning to read in kindergarten?
- 17 Watering the garden before a rainstorm: The case of early reading instruction.
- PART IX What are the best ways to develop primary school children's mathematical abilities?
- 18 The importance of reasoning and of knowing the number system when children begin to learn about mathematics
- 19 Towards proficiency: The Chinese method of teaching mathematics to children
- PART X Is phonological awareness causally important in the acquisition of reading and spelling?
- 20 Re-impact of phonological awareness on the acquisition of literacy
- 21 Increasing awareness of phonological awareness
- helpful or misleading?
- PART XI What form should reading instruction in kindergarten and elementary school take?
- 22 Contemporary reading acquisition theory: The conceptual basis for differentiated reading instruction
- 23 Toward better teaching: Revising the fundamentals of learning to read
- PART XII What is the pedagogical value of homework?
- 24 The changing debate: From assigning homework to designing homework
- 25 What the evidence says and what we need to investigate
- PART XIII Is regular standardized assessment important for childhood education?
- 26 The benefits of regular standardized assessment in childhood education: Guiding improved instruction and learning
- 27 Developments in standardized assessment: A perspective from the UK
- PART XIV What is the role of the modern educator in fostering moral values and virtues?
- 28 On the educational value of moral virtues: Some lessons from ancient philosophy
- 29 The pursuit of virtue as an aim of education
- Index.