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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 

SPRING, 1984 

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INSTRUCTOR: Gloria Latham 

Mondays, 

5:30 - 9:30 

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LOCATION: DOWNTOWN 

Course Content: 

Students will explore the social, psychological and practical aspects 

of Early Childhood Education. 

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The Role of the child in today's society: to explore their needs, 

their contributions, and the day to day, "Quality of their lives," 

and how each affects their learning. To know and appreciate the 

rights of children. 

11.. The learning process in early childhood: to examine the environ- 

ment, readiness, physical, neurophysiological, and cognitive 

development and maturation of children. 

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The role of the teacher in the learning process: to expand aware- 

ness of the varied forms of teacher - as professional, the family 

and student assisted learning. To develop an understanding of the 

teacher as a monitor. 

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Learning programmes for the young child: to explore the wide 

variety of choices available and to develop new learning programmes. 

Textbook: 

Morrison, G. Earl 

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Childhood Education Today. Columbus: Charles E. 

Merrill, 1980. 

This is the required text for the course. An additional bibliography 

will be provided for supplementary reading. 

Assignments: 

A term paper on a specific area of Early Childhood Education. 

A journal of readings, interviews, designs for learning programs, 

observations and discoveries. 