Child Development in Educational Settings

Informationen zum Autor Marilyn Fleer is the Foundation Chair of Early Childhood Education at Monash University, Victoria. Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive introduction to theories of development and learning in early childhood and primary education. Zusammenfassung Child Development in Educational Settings provides a comprehensive introduction to traditional and contemporary theories of development and learning in the contexts of early childhood and primary education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Need for Theory: Understanding the Different Contexts of Child Development: 1. Introduction: starting your journey; 2. Understanding and using theory in educational settings; 3. Observing children and using theory to analyse learning and development; Part II. Using Child Development Theory: What Does Theory Allow Us to See?: 4. Using constructivist theory for analysing learning and development; 5. Using a bioecological model for analysing learning and development; 6. Using cultural-historical theory for analysing learning and development; 7. Children and families in Australia as agents of their own development; 8. Ways of knowing, ways of being and ways of doing; Part III. Critiquing Theory: Thinking Critically about Child Development: 9. How do theories position children, families and communities?; 10. Future directions: how theories support ongoing change.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Fleer, Marilyn (Monash University Fleer, Fleer Marilyn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781316631881
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63188-1
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; EDUCATION / History, Child & developmental psychology, History of Education, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten