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    Education 4644
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    Childhood Education
    Fall, 1984 ?
    Instructor: Bev Keizer
    Tuesdays, 4:30 - 8:20 ?
    Location: on campus
    1. Students will become knowledgeable about the major issues which affect
    decisions regarding the education of young children.
    2.
    Students will become knowledgeable about various theories of child
    development, instruction and learning; and the various curriculum designs
    which have evolved from these theories for use in early childhood programs.
    3.
    Students will become competent in the design of curriculum for young children.
    4.
    Students will become articulate about the problems and prospects that will
    influence early childhood education in the future.
    TOPIC OUTLINE
    1. Introduction
    2.
    Sociological, Philosophical and Psychological Influences- Past and Present
    3. Today's Contest - Family, School, and Community
    - Goals in Today's Programs
    4.
    Instruction and Learning - Cognitive-Developmental Theory
    5.
    Instruction and Learning - Behaviorist and Social Learning Theory
    6. Play - Free, Guided, and Instructional
    7.
    Language Development
    8.
    Models of Early Learning Programs
    9.
    Day to day concerns - subject areas, themes, daily routines, designing
    learning environments, exceptional children
    10.
    Administrative concerns - objective setting, evaluation of programs,
    reporting to parents, relations with other professionals
    11.
    The young child in the future
    REQUIREMENTS:
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    Mid-term examination
    2. Final examination
    3. Participation in a small-group curriculum project
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    ELIGIBILITY:
    Students should have a basic course in psychology or in educational psychology
    prior to registration. Students lacking such a backbround may contact the
    instructor for suggestions for self-study prior to registration.
    TEXTS:
    Hess, Robert D., Croft, Doreen J. Teachers of Young Children (3rd edition)
    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Required)
    B.C. Ministry of Education. Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Resource Book.
    B.C. Ministry of Education, Schools Department Curriculum Development
    Branch, Victoria. (Required)
    Hess, Robert, Croft, Doreen J. An Activities Handbook for Teachers of Young?
    Children (3rd edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Recommended).

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