Learning Together
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Learning Together

The Law, Politics, Economics, Pedagogy, and Neuroscience of Early Childhood Education

  1. 297 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Learning Together

The Law, Politics, Economics, Pedagogy, and Neuroscience of Early Childhood Education

About this book

This book makes a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary argument for investing in effective early childhood education programs, especially those that develop in children their proven natural capacity to construct knowledge by building meaningful relationships. Recent insights in the fields of law, policy, economics, pedagogy, and neuroscience demonstrate that these particular programs produce robust educational, social, and economic benefits for children and for the country. The book also provides legal and political strategies for achieving these proven benefits as well as pedagogical strategies for developing the most effective early childhood education programs. The book concludes by making visible the wonderful learning that can take place in an early education environment where teachers are afforded the professional judgment to encourage children to construct their own knowledge through indispensable learning relationships.

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Yes, you can access Learning Together by Michael J. Kaufman,Sherelyn R. Kaufman,Elizabeth C. Nelson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Early Childhood Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. Section 1 THE POLITICAL, PEDAGOGICAL,LEGAL, AND ECONOMIC CASE FORINVESTING IN EARLYCHILDHOOD EDUCATION
  6. Chapter One The Foundations of AmericanEducation Policy
  7. Chapter 2 The Pedagogical Foundations of American Early Childhood Education
  8. Chapter Three The Legal Foundations of American Early Childhood Education
  9. Chapter Four The Economic Foundations of American Early Childhood Education
  10. Chapter Five The Relationship Between Investing in Early Childhood Education and Other Reforms
  11. Section 2 THE PROVEN BENEFITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE BY BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
  12. Chapter Six Pedagogical Approaches to Early Childhood Education
  13. Chapter Seven The Proven Benefits of the Social Constructivist Approach
  14. Section 3 STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDING, DEVELOPING, AND DESIGNING EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE THROUGH MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
  15. Chapter Eight Legal, Political, Economic, and Comprehensive Strategies for Expanding Access
  16. Chapter Nine Strategies for Developing a Social Constructivist Early Learning Environment
  17. Chapter Ten Making Learning Visible Through Documentation
  18. Conclusion
  19. APPENDIX A A Model Complaint
  20. APPENDIX B An Example of a Community Use Policy
  21. APPENDIX C An Example of an Intergovernmental Agreement
  22. APPENDIX D A License Agreement
  23. About the Authors