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Education 464-4?
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
SPRING, 1984
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INSTRUCTOR: Gloria Latham
Mondays,
5:30 - 9:30
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LOCATION: DOWNTOWN
Course Content:
Students will explore the social, psychological and practical aspects
of Early Childhood Education.
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The Role of the child in today's society: to explore their needs,
their contributions, and the day to day, "Quality of their lives,"
and how each affects their learning. To know and appreciate the
rights of children.
11.. The learning process in early childhood: to examine the environ-
ment, readiness, physical, neurophysiological, and cognitive
development and maturation of children.
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The role of the teacher in the learning process: to expand aware-
ness of the varied forms of teacher - as professional, the family
and student assisted learning. To develop an understanding of the
teacher as a monitor.
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Learning programmes for the young child: to explore the wide
variety of choices available and to develop new learning programmes.
Textbook:
Morrison, G. Earl
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Childhood Education Today. Columbus: Charles E.
Merrill, 1980.
This is the required text for the course. An additional bibliography
will be provided for supplementary reading.
Assignments:
A term paper on a specific area of Early Childhood Education.
A journal of readings, interviews, designs for learning programs,
observations and discoveries.