COURSE NUMBER: EDUC. 464-4
    COURSE NAME: Early Childhood Education
    SEMESTER: Fall, 1975
    CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
    Current trends, issues and research relating to the education
    of young children.
    COURSE INFORMATION:
    Instructor
    Dates
    Day(s)
    Time(s)
    Hannah Polowy
    Sept. ?
    8 - Dec. ?
    5 Tues.
    4:30 - 8:20 p.m.
    Range of Topics:
    This course presents an overview of current trends in philosophy,
    theory and practice.
    The concentration will be focused upon the basic developmental
    considerations which will provide on-going guidance in determining
    appropriate theories and philosophies for the education of young
    children. These determinations will be related to planning and
    developing learning environments for children from 3 - 8 years
    of age.
    Recommended Reading:
    .
    Evans, Ellis D.
    Hymes, James L.
    Dept. of Education
    Hess, R. and Croft
    Hildebrand, Verna
    Margolin, Edythe
    Requirements:
    Contemporary Influences in Early Childhood
    Education, Holt, 1971
    Teaching the Child Under Six, Merrill, 1973
    Kindergarten Curriculum Guide, Victoria, 1973
    D. Teachers of Young Children, Ffughton .1972
    Guiding Young Children, MacMillan, 1975
    Socioculturai.Elements in Early Childhood
    Education, MacMillan, 1974
    Because this will not be a lecture course all participants must read
    and come prepared each week to discuss the focus. Assignments will be
    given at the first meeting in order that the necessary research and
    preparation for oral presentations are possible.
    1. Attendance is extremely important.
    2.
    Reading - annotated bibliography to be ready by Nov. 25
    3.
    Oral participation - assigned preparations and spontaneous participation
    4.
    Term Paper. To be discussed first week.
    5. Short observational assignments and philosophical or theoretical
    statements
    COURSE OUTLINE
    1. Developmental Considerations: stages and ages
    Language acquisition and development
    Growth: intellectual, physical, moral,
    conceptual
    2.
    Philosophies and Theories in contemporary education for young children
    3.
    Parent-Teacher-Community relationships: their effect upon the learning
    environments of children
    4.
    What is and what ought to be for young children in group situations
    5.
    Program planning and educational goals for young children
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