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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:
1.
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).