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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 464-4
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION?
(D1.00)?
(Cat. #53202)
Regular Summer Semester, 1993
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Instructor: Lucy Le Mare
(May 3 - July 30)
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Office: ?
MPX8665
Friday,, 1:00 - 4:50 p.m.
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Phone: ?
291-3272
Location: MPX 8620
PREREQUISITE:
60 hours of credit
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Education 464 is a course for students who are interested in exploring issues and research related
to the education of young children. Although this course is open to all students with 60 hours of
credit, a basic knowledge of child development is desirable.
OBJECTIVES:
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To develop an understanding of the historical and philosophical underpinnings to the
theory and practice of Early Childhood Education.
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To examine current issues related to Early Childhood Education
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To examine current research related to Early Childhood Education
4. To develop child observation skills and strategies.
GRADING PROCEDURE
Final grades will be based on a variety of sources that may include some or all of the following:
• Attendance and class participation
• weekly reading and journal entries
• in-class presentations
'child observation assignment
• research paper
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Ministry of Education. Primary Program Foundation Document.
Annual Editions: Early Childhood Education 92/93. The Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. Karen
Paciorek and Joyce Munro (Eds.)
Other supplementary readings will be required and will be made available to students through
the semester.
