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    EDUC. 464-4 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
    INTERSESSION 1981
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    INSTRUCTOR:
    Jeffers loby
    Monday Wednesday 12:30 - 4:20
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    LOCATION:
    Campus
    Objectives of tile Course
    To provide an indepth study of major aspects of early
    childhood educations e
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    g,, foundations of early childhood
    curriculum development, teacher training, the issue of enrichment.
    and instruction, the importance of play, language development,
    cognitive development in young children.- The course will not
    specifically deal with the "how to" aspect of early childhood
    educatiorr, Rather I propose to examine major theoretical issues
    to show their effect on practice
    Course Format
    This class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays for four
    hours. This four hour period will be generally divided as follows:
    2 hours of lecture and 2 hours for a seminar period. During the
    seminar, informatiorr concerning class projects and grading
    procedures will be discussed In addition, seminars will provide
    a platform for you to give feedback with respect to the course
    material•
    Course Text (required)
    Frost, J.L.,, & Kissinger,.J.Bi The young child and the
    educative
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    rocess, Toronto: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976
    Supplementary readings (tests) and xerox copies of important
    articles will be placed on reserve in the library
    Evaluation: (tentative schedule)
    4
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    short
    r v
    ation/weekly
    p
    rogram
    ppers
    analysis
    (max. about
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    4 pages)
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    20%
    15%
    Term paper (approx. 10-12 pages)
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    20%
    Midterm exam
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    15%
    Final Exam
    100%

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