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Early Childhood Services: Theory, Policy, and Practice

Book by Helen Penn; Open University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Child Care Services--Europe, Child Care Services--Great Britain, Early Childhood Education--Europe, Early Childhood Education--Great Britain

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...1993a) The role of government in early childhood curricu- lum, in New Zealand Council...seminar, What is Government Role in Early Childhood Education? Wellington: New Zealand...process of Te Whariki, National Early Childhood Curriculum Guidelines in New Zealand...
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Pioneers of Early Childhood Education: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide

Book by Barbara Ruth Peltzman; Greenwood Press, 1998

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Early Childhood Education--Bio-Bibliography, Early Childhood Educators--Biography

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...are to understand the field of early childhood education . . . we must know . . . of...the recent and distant past of early childhood education and, it is hoped, that...Later Leaders Committee. Profiles in Childhood Education , 1931- 1960. Washington...
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Critical Issues in Early Childhood Education

Book by Nicola Yelland; Open University Press, 2005

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Early Childhood Education--Great Britain, Early Childhood Education--Great Britain--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...are some of the long held beliefs in early childhood education, that need to be challenged? What can postmodern perspectives offer to early childhood educators? How can early childhood educators deal with the complex issues that...
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Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Education: Issues for Theory and Practice

Book by Kerry H. Robinson, Criss Jones DÍaz; Open University Press, 2006

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Early Childhood Education, Multicultural Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...1990) Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood: Contemporary Issues in the Sociological Study of Childhood . London: Falmer Press. James, A...and Prout, A. (1998) Theorizing Childhood. London: Polity Press. Jenkins, H...
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Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Postmodern Perspectives

Book by Gunilla Dahlberg, Peter Moss, Alan Pence; Falmer Press, 1999

Subjects:

Child Care Services, Critical Pedagogy, Early Childhood Education--Philosophy, Postmodernism And Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...constructions totally incompatible? Our construction of what the early childhood institution can be foregrounds early childhood as an important life stage in its own right and the early childhood institution as a place for the young child and for the life...

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Journal Articles on: childhood

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The Impact of Regulatory Environments on Early Childhood Professional Practice and Job Satisfaction: A Review of Conflicting Discourses

Journal article by Marianne Fenech; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 31, 2006

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Early childhood educators--Laws, regulations and rules, Job satisfaction--Research, New South Wales--Education policy, Preschool teachers--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Impact of Regulatory Environments on Early Childhood Professional Practice and Job Satisfaction...long day care services The NSW early childhood teacher labour market, particularly...pertaining to the job satisfaction of early childhood professionals (e.g. Goelman Guo...
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Children's Rights and Early Childhood Education: Links to Theory and Advocacy

Journal article by Anne B. Smith; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 32, 2007

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Children's rights--Interpretation and construction, Children's rights--Social aspects, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Early childhood education--Laws, regulations and rules, Early childhood education--Services

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...nature, its view of childhood as a social construction...on the diversity of childhoods, and its strong relationship...prioritising children. While Childhood Studies is still evolving...Promoting better childhoods: Constructions of...An introduction to childhood studies (pp. 125...
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The Reasoning Behind the Scene: Why Do Early Childhood Educators Use Computers in Their Classrooms?

Journal article by Suzy Edwards; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 30, 2005

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Early childhood education--Social aspects, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Social service--Social aspects, Social services--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Reasoning Behind the Scene: Why Do Early Childhood Educators Use Computers in Their Classrooms...Kangassalo, 2003, p. 292). In early childhood education, debate on the use of computers...computer as a specific IT tool in early childhood education. More contemporary perspectives...
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Revisiting Images of the Child in Early Childhood Education: Reflections and Considerations

Journal article by Christine Woodrow; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 24, 1999

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Children--Social aspects, Early childhood education--Analysis

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Revisiting images of the child in early childhood education: Reflections and considerations...Christine Woodrow Introduction Discourses of childhood are central to the ways we structure...1994). All of us have experienced childhood in one form or another. These experiences...
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Childhood Obesity in the Testing Era: What Teachers and Schools Can Do!

Journal article by Suzanne M. Winter; Childhood Education, Vol. 85, 2009

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Child health--Research, Childhood obesity--Educational aspects, Childhood obesity--Statistics, Children--Health aspects, Children--Research, Obesity in children--Educational aspects, Obesity in children--Statistics, Physical fitness--Health aspects, Student health services--Services

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Childhood Obesity in the Testing Era: What Teachers...help reverse the worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity while they endeavor to improve...teachers and schools in the fight against childhood obesity. Strategy 1: Get in the Know...

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Magazine Articles on: childhood

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Childhood Is What Adults Make It

Magazine article by Ziauddin Sardar; New Statesman, Vol. 135, October 2, 2006

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Childhood--Evaluation, Children--Psychological aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Childhood Is What Adults Make It. by Ziauddin Sardar There is a crisis in childhood. So says the Most Reverend Rowan Williams...as he launched the Childrens Societys "good childhood" inquiry. Dr Williams is particularly concerned...
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Preventing Childhood Obesity: The Nation Must Act Now, or It Will Watch Its Children Grow into Adults with Excessive Levels of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, and Other Weight-Related Ailments

Magazine article by Jeffrey P. Koplan, Catharyn T. Liverman, Vivica I. Kraak; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 21, Spring 2005

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Prevention, Childhood obesity--Research, Childhood obesity--Statistics, Obesity in children--Prevention, Obesity in children--Research, Obesity in children--Statistics

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Preventing Childhood Obesity: The Nation Must Act Now...overarching principle is clear: Preventing childhood obesity on a national scale will require...an approach is detailed in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance, issued...
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Early Childhood Learning Standards: Tools for Promoting Social and Academic Success in Kindergarten

Magazine article by Mary E. Logue; Children & Schools, Vol. 29, January 2007

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Academic achievement, Behavior, Children & youth, Early childhood education, Learning, Preschool education, Social work, Social workers

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Early Childhood Learning Standards: Tools for Promoting...addressing academic content areas. Early childhood education, guided by constructivist...preparation programs defined as "early childhood" prepare teachers to work with children...
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Changing the Climate on Early Childhood: The Science of Early Childhood Development Is as Persuasive as the Science of Global Climate Change. Today, Both Challenges Urgently Call for a Transformative Politics

Magazine article by Lawrence Aber; The American Prospect, Vol. 18, December 2007

Subjects:

Early childhood education--Economic aspects, Early childhood education--History, Early childhood education--Political aspects, Progressive education--Methods

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Changing the Climate on Early Childhood: The Science of Early Childhood Development Is as Persuasive as the Science of Global...OF LOST HUMAN potential and the science of early childhood development are much like the threat of global warming...
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Mobilizing Science to Revitalize Early Childhood Policy: Effective Early Childhood Programs Clearly Make a Difference, but We Can Do Better, and There Is a Compelling Need for Innovation

Magazine article by Jack P. Shonkoff; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 26, Fall 2009

Subjects:

Children's services--Laws, regulations and rules, Early childhood education--Laws, regulations and rules, Government aid--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Mobilizing Science to Revitalize Early Childhood Policy: Effective Early Childhood Programs Clearly Make a Difference, but We Can...priorities for increased support. Current early childhood programs should be viewed as a promising starting...

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Newspaper Articles on: childhood

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We All Must Value Early Childhood Education

Newspaper article; The Observer (Gladstone, Australia), September 22, 2010

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Early childhood education, Teachers

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

We All Must Value Early Childhood Education. Byline: Dr Ali Black EARLY childhood matters. Early childhood services matter. Early childhood educators and professionals matter. Parents and teachers have a big role in terms of giving children...
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Fighting Childhood Obesity the Family Way; Poor Eating Habits Start in Broken Homes

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 17, 2010

Subjects:

Childhood obesity, Family, Food habits, Obesity in children

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Fighting Childhood Obesity the Family Way; Poor Eating...Obama has launched a campaign to end childhood obesity, backed up by the Healthy...There is broad, general agreement that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions...
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Dist. 54 Provides Full Menu of Early Childhood Education Opportunities

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 21, 2011

Subjects:

Early childhood education

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...54 Provides Full Menu of Early Childhood Education Opportunities. Every year...a variety of high-quality early childhood programs. We have seen firsthand the positive impact that early childhood education has had on our students...
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University Offers Specialised Early Childhood Education

Newspaper article; The Queensland Times (Ipswich, Australia), October 9, 2008

Subjects:

Early childhood education, Universities and colleges

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...University Offers Specialised Early Childhood Education. IN RESPONSE to the growing demand for qualified early childhood educators the University of Southern...campus has now included the Early Childhood specialisation to their Bachelor of...
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Childhood Cancer Needs Attention, Too

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 19, 2008

Subjects:

Cancer in children--Care and treatment, Childhood cancer--Care and treatment

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Childhood Cancer Needs Attention, Too. Did you know that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month? The country goes "pink...diagnosed with some form of cancer during their childhood. Treatment of childhood cancer is one of modern...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: childhood

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AriÈs, Philippe

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...concentrating on lifes temporal extremes childhood and death. His first book, Centuries of Childhood (1960, tr. 1962), a landmark in the...studied the widely divergent approaches to childhood from medieval times through the Enlightenment...
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Children's Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Literature (rev. ed. 1969); J. Karl, From Childhood to Childhood (1970); M. H. Arbuthnot and Z. Sutherland...Frey and J. Griffith, The Literary Heritage of Childhood (1987); M. West, Before Oz: Juvenile Fantasy...
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Multiple Personality

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...public interest in memories recovered from childhood (whether of actual or imagined events...severe physical abuse and neglect in childhood. It is believed that amnesia , the key...consciousness. The disorder often occurs in childhood but may not be recognized until much...
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Wright, Richard

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Mississippi plantation, Wright struggled through a difficult childhood and worked to educate himself. He moved to Chicago in 1927...regarded as one of his finest works, is an account of his childhood and youth. Other works include Twelve Million Black Voices...
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Kovalevsky, Sonya

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...memoir on the rotation of a solid body about a fixed point. Her childhood reminiscences, published in 1890, were translated as Sonya Kovalevsky: Her Recollections of Childhood (1895), with a biographical study by Anna Leffler Edgren...

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