The Wiley handbook of early childhood care and education

Responsibility: edited by Christopher P. Brown, Mary Benson McMullen, and Nancy File.
Publication: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2019.
Copyright notice: ©2019
Physical description: xix, 740 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series: Wiley handbooks in education.

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Creators/Contributors

Contributor: Brown, Christopher Pierce, editor.; McMullen, Mary Benson, 1958- editor.; File, Nancy, editor.

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Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Notes on Contributors ix
Introduction 1
Section I Foundations 5
1 The Origins of the Current Era of Early Childhood Care and Education 7 Larry Prochner and Kristen Nawrotzki
2 Not All Children Grow Up the Same: Child Development, Diversity, and Early Care and Education 29 Jeffrey Trawick?Smith
3 The Sociocultural Process of Child Development 59 Elizabeth Pufall Jones and Jayanthi Mistry
4 Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Care and Education 79 James E. Johnson and Viana Mei?Hsuan Wu
5 Research in Early Childhood Care and Education Since 1970: Drivers, Questions, and Implications 99 Cristina Gillanders and Rebecca Kantor
6 The Importance of Families and Home Environments in the Lives of Young Children 119 Robert H. Bradley
Section II Practices with Young Children 147
7 Culturally Sustaining and Humanizing Practice in Early Childhood Care and Education 149 Fabienne Doucet
8 Early Childhood Care and Education for Bilingual Children and the Road to Multilingualism 173 Dina C. Castro and Nydia Prishker
9 The Significance of Infant/Toddler Care and Education: A Call to Unite Research, Policy, and Practice 197 Susan L. Recchia and Emmanuelle N. Fincham
10 Working with Diverse Families 219 Kiyomi Sanchez?Suzuki Colegrove
11 The Changing Landscape of Education for Young Children Receiving Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 239 Maggie Bartlett and Ann Mickelson
Section III Curriculum 259
12 Perspectives on Early Childhood Curricula 261 Martha Lash
13 More than Academics: Supporting the Whole Child 279 Marilou Hyson and Anne L. Douglass
14 Teaching and Learning Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Crossroads and Intersections 301 Candace R. Kuby, Angie Zapata, and Oona Fontanella?Nothom
15 Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood Programs 329 Arthur J. Baroody, Douglas H. Clements, and Julie Sarama
16 Teaching and Learning Science in Early Childhood Care and Education 355 Valarie L. Akerson
17 Social Studies in the Early Years: Children Engaging as Citizens through the Social Sciences 377 Stephanie C. Serriere
Section IV Professional Development 401
18 The Enduring and Evolving Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education: Pedagogical Challenges in Our Time 403 Patricia M. Cooper
19 Professional Development in Early Childhood Education 427 Karen La Paro and Elizabeth King
20 Developing Early Childhood Professionals in Laboratory Schools 449 Brent A. McBride and Meghan C. Fisher
21 Developing Early Educators Who Engage in Critical Multicultural Pedagogical Practices: A Historical, Moral, and Pedagogical Imperative 465 Mariana Souto?Manning, Nicole McGowan, and Sarah L. Zalcmann
Section V Policy and Its Impact on Early Childhood Education 491
22 Early Childhood Policy and Its Impact on the Field: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 493 Rebecca E. Gomez and Thomas Rendon
23 Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS): National Experiment for Improving Early Childhood Education Quality 515 James Elicker and Karen Ruprecht
24 Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Issues in Implementing Assessment Policies 537 Debra J. Ackerman
25 Accreditation: Supporting Quality and Professionalization in Early Childhood Care and Education 567 Diane M. Horm, Nancy E. Barbour, and Elisa Huss?Hage
26 Pre?School Through Third Grade (P-3): Conceptual, Organizational, and Practical Perspectives 591 Kristie Kauerz
Section VI Critical Issues and Future Directions 615
27 Making Room for More: Complexity, Diversity, and the Impact of Alternative Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education 617 Susan Grieshaber and Mindy Blaise
28 International Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education Policy and Practice 641 Jennifer Sumsion
29 Social Justice and Equity in Early Childhood Education 661 Fikile Nxumalo and Jennifer Keys Adair
30 The Capabilities Approach: A New Perspective on Enduring and Critical Questions 683 Cary A. Buzzelli
Index 705.
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Publisher's summary

The essential resource to the issues surrounding childhood care and education with contributions from noted experts The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Care and Education is a comprehensive resource that offers a review of the historical aspects, best practices, and the future directions of the field. With contributions from noted experts in the field, the book contains 30 interdisciplinary essays that explore in-depth the central issues of early childhood care and education. The handbook presents a benchmark reference to the basic knowledge, effective approaches to use with young children, curriculum design, professional development, current policies, and other critical information. The expert contributors address the myriad complex policy and practice issues that are most relevant today. The essays provide insight into topics such as child development and diversity, the sociocultural process of child development, the importance of the home environment in the lives of young children, early childhood special education, teaching and learning literacy, and much more. This important resource: Presents a comprehensive synopsis of the major components of the field of early childhood care and education Contains contributions from leading scholars, researchers, and experts in the field Offers the foundational knowledge and practices for working with young children Puts the focus on how early childhood works and presents an understanding of culture as a foundational component of both child development and early childhood education Written for academic scholars, researchers, advocates, policymakers, and students of early childhood care and education, The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Care and Education is a comprehensive resource to the major issues for dealing with childhood care and education with contributions from noted scholars in the field.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)