دانلود کتاب Curriculum in Early Childhood Education; Re-examined, Reclaimed, Renewed

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Curriculum and Research: What Are the Gaps We Ought to Mind, Redux
How Sufficient Is Our Research Knowledge?
Gaps in Theorizing and Designing Research
Conclusion
References
2. Public Policy and Early Childhood Curriculum in the United States
Introduction
The Evolution of ECE Curriculum and Its Connection to Policy
Pre-NCLB
Post-NCLB
The Impact of Policy on Teachers’ Curricular Decision-making
Who and What Policy Leaves Out
The Impact of Curricular Policies on Young Children
The Future of Policy and ECE Curriculum
Notes
References
3. Standards, Correlations, and Questions: Examining the Impact of the Accountability Regime on Early Childhood
Introduction
The Sources of Standards
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Next Generation Science Standards
National Council for the Social Studies
English/Language Arts
National Association for the Education of Young Children
State-level Early Learning Standards
Summary
Early Childhood Curriculum Packages
Conclusion
Notes
References
4. From Theory to Curriculum: Developmental Theory and Its Relationship to Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education
Developmentally Appropriate Thinking
Distinguishing the What from the How in Early Childhood Education
Developmental Theory and Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction
Math and Science Learning
Conclusions
References
5. The Curriculum Theory Lens on Early Childhood: Moving Thought into Action
Curriculum, Curriculum Studies, and Curriculum Theory – A Brief
and Selective Overview
The Technocratic View
The Dawns of Change
Early Childhood Participates
“How Do We Actually Do This?” (Or, How Does Curriculum Theory
Move Us into “What Next?”)
Looking to Existing Curricula
Seeking Democracy while Addressing Tensions
References
6. Engaging with Critical Theories and the Early Childhood Curriculum
Introduction
Review of Critical Theorizing and Early Childhood Curriculum
Post-structuralism
Troubling Gender
Troubling (Hetero)Sexuality
Troubling “Race” and Ethnicity
Moving from Critique toward Reconstruction and Transformation
Troubling Western Logic
The Importance of Critical Theories to the Early Childhood Curriculum
References
7. Infant-Toddler Curriculum: Reconsider, Refresh, and Reinforce
Introduction
Review of Recent Research (2012–Present) on Infant-Toddler Curriculum
Updates for Three Major Infant-Toddler Curricula
Final Thoughts and Recommendations for Moving Forward
References
8. Unpacking the Tensions in Open-ended Preschool Curriculum: Teacher Agency, Standardization, and English Learners in Creative Curriculum and High/Scope
Introduction
Early Childhood Curriculum as Policy
Historical Development and Description
High/Scope
Creative Curriculum
Implications and Opportunities
Conclusion
References
9. Re-examining Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum
Introduction
Play and Learning
Challenges to Play
Accountability and Play
Teacher Attitudes
Parent Attitudes
Children’s Considerations
Adults Setting the Stage for Play
Media and Technology in Play
Alternative Places for Play
Conclusion
References
10. A Story about Story: The Promise of Multilingual Children and Teachers and a Framework for Integrated Curriculum
What Is Integrated Curriculum?
Carrying Our Roots: A Third Space through Integrated Curriculum
Contexts and Stories
Family History and Theoretical Musings
To Matters of Concern
Implications and Final Thoughts
Note
References
11. Changing the Discourse: The Capability Approach and Early Childhood Education
The Capability Approach
CA and Education
CA and Early Childhood Education
Changing the Discourse in ECE
Summary
References
12. Countering the Essentialized Discourse of Curriculum: Opening Spaces for Complicated Conversations
What Has Curriculum Become?
1 What Educational Purposes Should the School Seek to Attain?
2 What Educational Experiences Can Be Provided That Are Likely to Attain These Purposes?
3 How Can These Educational Experiences Be Effectively Organized?
4 How Can We Determine Whether These Purposes Are Being Attained?
Gazing toward the Horizon: Re-understanding Curriculum
Possibilities
What Does a Curriculum of Possibilities Look Like?
Summary
References
13. A Vision of Early Childhood Curriculum Built on Strong Foundations
Introduction
Current Early Childhood Context
Investment and Early Childhood Contexts
Readiness in the Early Years
Envisioning the Pasts/Currents/Futures of Early Childhood Curriculum
Marrying Responsiveness with Content
Ways to Support and Advocate for Rich EC Practice
Conclusion
Note
References
14. Reclaiming and Rediscovering in Early Childhood Curriculum: Possibility and Promise
References
Contributor Biographies
Index