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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 464-4 ?

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ?

(E1.00)

Regular Summer Semester, 1992

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Instructor: J.D. Clarkson

(May 4 - July 31)

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Phone: ?

291-3222

Wednesday, 5:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Location: MPX 7600

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit.

COURSE OUTLINE

Those who enroll in this course will examine historical trends, philosophical issues

and instructional research relating to early childhood education. They will also

engage in exercises intended to show how philosophical and empirical research are

relevant to classroom instruction of young children. Although the course deals mainly

with theoretical issues, there is a practical aspect as well. Students will be asked to

design an instructional unit suitable for an elementary school classroom.

Students and teachers with an interest in the current changes to British Columbia's

education system might find this course particularly interesting as some of the issues

to be discussed will be relevant to understanding "Primary Program."

Topics to be discussed will be selected from the following areas:

- Historical Perspectives in ECE

- Planning Strategies for the ECE Curriculum

- Motivation and self-concept in the Classroom

- Play as an Educational Activity

- Whole Language/Basal Approaches to language instruction

- Direct instruction in the ECE Classroom

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

One short discussion paper

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10%

One major term paper ?

40%

Instructional unit and presentation ?

50%

REQUIRED TEXT

Ministry of Education. (1990). Primar

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Program Foundation Document. Victoria:

Curriculum Development Branch, Province of British Columbia.

Other readings on specific topics will be made available at cost (approximately $ 10.00)

as the course progresses.

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Faculty of Education

IC 3100 ?

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

This course is intended as a basic theoretical introduction to the education of young

children in preschool, daycare, and public school settings. Major areas of focus will

include:

1 Historical and philosophical issues in ECE.

2 The psychological foundations of a variety of ECE instructional practices,

from teacher-directed lessons to instructionally designed play environments.

3 Applications of selected theories relevant to instructional planning at the

preschool and primary levels.

PREREQUISITE:

60 Credit Hours

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Ministry of Education

Primary Program

Foundation Document CG 0279

Ministry of Education

Primary Program

Resourse Document RB 0008

In addition, there will be a number of assigned readings from the Education 464-4

Study Guide.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Two assignments based on the readings

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30%

15 page Term Paper

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25%

3 lesson plans

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25%

Take Home Final Exam

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20%