EDUC 464-4
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    Mon., Wed.: 12:00-
    Early Childhood Education
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    4:30 P.M.
    Intersession, 1980
    M.J. Partridge
    This course will examine the problems, learning theories
    and instructional methods associated with early childhood
    education, with particular attention to children from age three
    to six.
    The major topics addressed will be:
    I Education and Instruction
    "Needs," goals and objectives
    The role of the teacher
    II Learning and Experience
    Behavioural analysis
    Social Learning theory
    Cognitive theory
    Moral education
    Creative problem solving
    School learning vs. natural learning
    III Instructional Models
    Structured
    Traditional
    Direct-Instruction
    Semi-structured
    Montessori
    P Ia get
    Unstructured
    "Open" schools
    Discovery learning
    Environmentally structured
    Instructional play
    Required texts:
    Bijou, S. W. Child Development: The Basic Stage of Early
    Childhood. Englewood Cliffs: .Prentice-Hall, 1976.
    Dearden, R. F. The Philosophy of Primary Education: An
    Introduction. New York: Humanities Press, 1968.

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