Early Childhood Development

Editor/Author Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)
Publication Year: 2019
Publisher: IGI Global

Single-User Purchase Price: $1975.00
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ISBN: 978-1-5225-7507-8
Category: Social Sciences - Education
Image Count: 128
Book Status: Available
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Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an innovative reference source for the latest research on the cognitive, socio-emotional, physical, and linguistic development of children in settings such as homes, community-based centers, health facilities, and school.

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  • Editorial Advisory Board
  • Preface
  • Section 1: Fundamental Concepts and Theories
  • Chapter 1: Cross-Cultural Psychology of Play and Early Childhood Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND: DEFINITIONS
  • THEORIES OF PLAY
  • RESEARCH ON PLAY
  • CULTURE OF PLAY
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICE
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 2: Where Are We If Our Batteries Die?
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE GUTENBERGIAN MYTH
  • ENGELBART'S PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY
  • TOYAMA'S “GEEK HERESY”
  • CURRENT STATUS
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 3: Integrating Play Therapy and Mental Health Consultation
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHILD-CENTERED AND CENTER-BASED CONSULTATION
  • INTAKE
  • SETTING UP THE CONTRACT/TREATMENT PLAN
  • ONGOING PARENTAL CONSULTATION
  • SCHOOL-BASED CONSULTATION
  • REFERRAL SOURCES
  • CHALLENGES IN PLAY THERAPY CONSULTATION
  • ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 4: Play-Based Literacy Instruction
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND AND RELEVANT LITERATURE
  • CASE STUDY CONTEXT
  • CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY (CLRP): ONE TEACHER'S CHALLENGE TO SCRIPTED CURRICULUM
  • RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM: CREATING SPACE FOR PLAY-BASED LEARNING
  • STRUCTURING THE PLAY LITERACY CENTERS: SPACE AND TIME FOR PLAY
  • ASSESSMENT AND PLAY: STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 5: Parental Investment in Early Childhood
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
  • 3. DATA ANALYSIS AND EMPIRICAL METHODOLODY
  • 4. EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • 5. CONCLUSION AND PROPOSAL
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 6: Current Trends and Perspectives in the K-12 Canadian Blended and Online Classroom
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DEFINITIONS
  • CANADIAN DISTANCE EDUCATION: COAST TO COAST TO COAST
  • TRENDS AND ISSUES
  • THE WAY FORWARD
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 7: Hidden Curriculum Determinants in (Pre)School Institutions
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • CONCLUSION
  • FUTURE TRENDS
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Section 2: Development and Design Methodologies
  • Chapter 8: Constructing a Multidimensional Socioeconomic Index and the Validation of It With Early Child Developmental Outcomes
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT AS THE BASIS OF HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  • CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX: A PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS APPROACH
  • RESULTS FROM PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS
  • A PRELIMINARY LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES AND SOCIOECONOMIC INDEX
  • CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 9: Early Childhood Play With Reclaimed Resources
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
  • ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, PROBLEMS
  • THE RESEARCH PROJECT
  • FINDINGS
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 10: Play and Speech Therapy in Schools
  • ABSTRACT
  • THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PLAY AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
  • THE USE OF PLAY IN CHILD-CENTERED PLAY THERAPY AND SPEECH THERAPY IN SCHOOLS
  • SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL COMORBIDITIES
  • THE ROLE OF CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION IN PLAY AND SPEECH THERAPY IN SCHOOLS
  • TOWARD A MODEL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
  • SUPPORTING ELEMENTS AND BARRIERS TO INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
  • SUMMARY AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 11: The Impact of Trauma on Brain Development
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • NEURODEVELOPMENT
  • MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
  • PLAY THERAPY
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 12: Art Therapy
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • THE DEVELOPMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • TRANSGENERATIONAL TRAUMA
  • ART THERAPY
  • IMPLEMENTING ART THERAPY IN PRACTICE
  • CASE STUDY: ART THERAPY IN PRACTICE
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY WORDS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 13: Eye-Tracking as a Research Methodology in Educational Context
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • BRIDGING FRAMEWORK BETWEEN EYE MOVEMENTS AND LEARNING
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 14: Using Theory-Based Research in Supporting Creative Learning Environment for Young Children
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CREATIVITY THEORY
  • CREATIVITY THEORY AND THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
  • REGGIO EMILIA AND CREATIVITY
  • OBSERVING CREATIVITY-BASED SCHOOLS IN ITALY
  • CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT: A UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 15: Constructivism in Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • THE CONSTRUCTIVIST RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 16: Dynamics of Culture and Curriculum Design
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • MAIN FOCUS
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 17: An Analysis of Mobile Applications for Early Childhood Students With Bilateral Hearing Loss
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • POTENTIAL RISK
  • IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING
  • IMPACT ON COMMON CORE STANDARDS
  • EVALUATING THE EFFICACY
  • SEAMLESS STRATEGY
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 18: Toward a Participatory View of Early Literacies in Second Language Contexts
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND: A REVISED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PRE K-5 CHILDREN'S LITERACY PRACTICES
  • EXPLORING THE ISSUES: TOWARD A REINVENTED PEDAGOGY OF CHILDREN'S LITERACIES IN THE PREK-5 SECOND LANGUAGE CURRICULUM
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 19: Do-It-Our-Way or Do-It-Yourself?
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LEARNER CONTROL VARIABLES
  • THE ESP STUDY
  • PARTICIPANTS
  • METHOD AND PROCEDURE
  • ESP COURSE DESIGN
  • CONTENT SEQUENCING
  • PACE OF LEARNING
  • ACCESS TO LEARNING SUPPORT
  • FINDINGS ON LEARNERS’ ILS PREFERENCES
  • RESULTS ON LEARNERS’ NAVIGATION BEHAVIOUR
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 20: Resilience and Psychomotricity
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RESILIENCE: DIFFERENT APPROACHES
  • EDUCATION AND PSYCHOMOTRICITY
  • THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVATION MODEL: INTRODUCTION IN BRAZIL
  • INSTRUMENTS
  • PROCEDURES
  • RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 21: Metacognition and Metacognitive Skills
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • INTELLECTUAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 22: Using Brain-Based Instruction to Optimize Early Childhood English Language Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • PRINCIPLES OF BRAIN-BASED LEARNING
  • ELEMENTS OF BRAIN-COMPATIBLE TEACHING
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 23: Young Children and Narrative Meaning-Making to Promote Arts and Technology
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXPLORING SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORY
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 24: Early Experiences With Family Involvement
  • ABSTRACT
  • ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • THE PILOT STUDY
  • EPSTEIN'S FRAMEWORK OF SIX TYPES OF FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
  • PILOT STUDY RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • COLLABORATION
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 25: Social-Emotional Learning and Students’ Transition From Kindergarten to Primary School in Italy
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • GOALS OF THE STUDY
  • METHOD
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Section 3: Tools and Technologies
  • Chapter 26: Using New Technologies to Engage and Support English Language Learners in Mathematics Classrooms
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE CHALLENGES OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS IN MATHEMATICS
  • THE DIMENSIONS AND FEATURES OF ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
  • ESSENTIAL PRACTICE FRAMES
  • THE PROMISE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE
  • LEARNING ACTIVITIES WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 27: Mathematics Gaming in Early Childhood
  • ABSTRACT
  • BACKGROUND
  • OVERVIEW OF THE CASE STUDY
  • TEACHER MOVES THAT ENHANCE LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL GAMES
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 28: Development of Linguistic Abilities in Bilingual Education Through Musical Stories
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • MUSICAL STORIES IN THE BILINGUAL CLASS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
  • MUSICAL STORIES TO DEVELOP LINGUISTIC ABILITIES IN CHILDREN
  • DESIGN OF MUSICAL STORIES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 29: The Use of Eye-Tracking in Spatial Thinking Research
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • EYE-TRACKING IN SPATIAL THINKING RESEARCH
  • SPATIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 30: Parents and Technology
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS AND ALIGNMENT WITH RESEARCH FOR PARENTS
  • RESEARCH ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
  • MATURATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL
  • ESTABLISHING METRICS TO MEASURE CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  • SUMMARY OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION TECHNOLOGY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • APPENDIX
  • Chapter 31: Eye Tracking and Spoken Language Comprehension
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • SPOKEN LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 32: Dynamic Electronic Textbooks
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION
  • ENHANCING CLASSROOM LEARNING
  • E-BOOK FORMATS AND APPS
  • THE LEARNING OF TODAY'S LEARNERS
  • PRACTICAL/MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH AREAS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 33: Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
  • COMPETENCY-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 34: Teaching History of Mathematics Through Digital Stories
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PROCEDURES FOR PREPARING DIGITAL STORIES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 35: Active Learning Strategies in Technology Integrated K-12 Classrooms
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • DEFINING ACTIVE LEARNING: A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH
  • ACTIVE LEARNING'S CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS
  • STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS
  • CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 36: Kinesthetic Gaming, Cognition, and Learning
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • COGNITION, KINESTHETIC GAMEPLAY, AND LEARNING
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 37: Tracking Children's Interactions With Traditional Text and Computer-Based Early Literacy Media
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 38: 3D Animated Movies, Touch Screen Applications and Visual Motor Development of Five-Year-Old Children
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHOD
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 39: The Appropriateness of Scratch and App Inventor as Educational Environments for Teaching Introductory Programming in Primary and Secondary Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • WHAT IS SCRATCH?
  • WHAT IS APP INVENTOR?
  • SCRATCH AND APP INVENTOR AS TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOLS FOR NOVICE PROGRAMMERS
  • DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
  • AUTHORS’ NOTE
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 40: Comparing the Effectiveness of Using Tablet Computers for Teaching Addition and Subtraction
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • METHODOLOGY
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 41: The Effects of Interactive Multimedia iPad E-Books on Preschoolers’ Literacy
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • RESEARCH QUESTIONS
  • METHOD
  • RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
  • CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND FURTHER STUDIES
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • APPENDIX A
  • APPENDIX B
  • Chapter 42: Emerging Use of Tablets in K-12 Environments
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 43: Computational Thinking and Young Children
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 44: Robotics in Early Childhood Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW ON ROBOTICS IN EDUCATION
  • METHODOLOGY
  • FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS: ROBOTICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Section 4: Utilization and Applications
  • Chapter 45: Meaningful Language and Cultural Experiences for Future Teachers in Puerto Rico
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 46: Bee Pollination
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • CONTENT INFORMATION
  • CASE DESCRIPTION
  • IMPLEMENTING AN INQUIRY-BASED LESSON
  • IMPACT ON PRESERVICE TEACHERS
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 47: In Search of Transformative 21st Century Pedagogy
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • CRITICAL SERVICE-LEARNING IN THE ELEMENTARY ENVIRONMENT
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE REASEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 48: Portfolios2
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 49: The Dialogic Nature of Meaning Making Within a Hybrid Learning Space
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS: A QUEST TO DEEPEN LEARNING
  • IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 50: Literacy and Early Childhood
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • COMMUNITY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARENTAL PROGRAMS
  • CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES
  • BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES: A WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 51: Collaboration, Teamwork and Service Learning Within an After School Community Arts Project
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • THE AFTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY MURAL ART PROJECT
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • MAKING A CASE FOR COMMUNITY AFTER SCHOOL VISUAL ART PROGRAM
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 52: Mobile Technology Integration and English Language Learners
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • THE CASE
  • RESUTLS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 53: Improving Teaching Practice in Early Childhood Supported by Mobile Technology
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN'S LEARNING
  • TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND INQUIRY
  • THE ROLE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
  • STUDY BACKGROUND
  • CURRENT STUDY APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
  • FINDINGS
  • DISCUSSION
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES AND TEACHING PRACTICE
  • CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 54: Providing Early Childhood Education Teacher Candidates Diverse Clinical Understandings Through Professional Development School Experiences
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • MAIN FOCUS OF THIS CHAPTER
  • ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, PROBLEMS
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 55: Computer-Presented and Physical Brain-Training Exercises for School Children
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RESULTS COMPARING ACTIVATE TO CONTROL GROUPS
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 56: Parent Involvement in the Education of Children With Chronic Diseases
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • WORKING AND SHARING TOGETHER
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 57: Talk and Play Family Education Perspective
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • UNDERLYING IDEAS OF PARENT EDUCATION
  • PARENT EDUCATION
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 58: Translanguaging Practices in a Hungarian-English Early Childhood Classroom
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
  • MAIN FOCUS
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 59: Studying the Effectiveness of the Storytelling/Story-Acting (STSA) Play Intervention on Ugandan Preschoolers’ Emergent Literacy, Oral Language, and Theory of Mind in Two Rural Ugandan Community Libraries
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHOD
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 60: Program Development, Assessment, and Evaluation in Early Childhood Care and Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM EVALUATION
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 61: Informing Teaching Through Community Engagement
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SUPPORTING PRESERVICE TEACHERS DISPOSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING
  • THE NEED TO THINK OTHERWISE: RESPONDING TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONTEXT
  • CREATING A NEW COURSE: INFORMING TEACHING THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
  • LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 62: Digital Technologies in Kindergarten
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
  • ADDED-VALUE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR CHILDREN
  • WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER?
  • FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM
  • “PISCA FAZ FAÍSCA”: PROMOTING THE SAFE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES BY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN PORTUGAL
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Section 5: Organizational and Social Implications
  • Chapter 63: “If Not Me, Then Who?”
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • INTEGRATION OF ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT PROGRAM
  • METHODOLOGY
  • FINDINGS
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 64: The Ethical Dilemma of Early Global Childhood Education
  • ABSTRACT
  • BACKGROUND
  • PARENTS VS. PROFESSIONALS
  • CONSEQUENCES OF UTILITARIAN PITFALLS
  • FUTURE STUDIES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 65: Creating Spaces for Critical Literacy for Bilingual Learners
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • METHODS
  • FINDINGS
  • IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 66: Disposition and Early Childhood Education Preservice Teachers
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, PROBLEMS
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 67: It Is Real Colouring?
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SUCCINCT OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH
  • CURRENT ISSUES IN THE FIELD
  • GAPS IN THE EXTANT RESEARCH AND FUTURE RESEARCH
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL PRACTICE, AND POLICY
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 68: Psychological Injury to Children at Work
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • CHILD LABOUR AFFECTS CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  • IMPACT OF CHILD WORK: PSYCHOSOCIAL ANALYSIS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 69: Improving K-12 Online Learning
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHOD
  • FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 70: What Research Tells Us
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RESEARCH STRANDS
  • EARLIER COMPLETED RESEARCH
  • LIMITATIONS AND PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING RESEARCH
  • DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 71: Revitalizing ICDS
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
  • ICDS: A LIFELINE OF INDIA'S UNDERNOURISHED CHILDREN
  • Challenges Faced by ICDS
  • SIMILAR PROJECTS WORLDWIDE
  • ICDS STRENGTHENING AND RESTRUCTURING: RESOLVING THE CHALLENGES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 72: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Preschool Teachers’ Picture Story Book Reading Activities and Children's Language Development
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHOD
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 73: Enhancing Early Childhood Education Teacher Candidates’ Experiences
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • PROJECT GEM
  • TRAINING AND PREPARATION
  • OUTCOMES
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 74: The Schooling Experiences of African Youth From Refugee Backgrounds in South Australia
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • CASE STUDY: BELEE
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Section 6: Critical Issues and Challenges
  • Chapter 75: Empowering Practitioners Through Training to Ensure Safety and Health of Early Childhood Development Learners
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • TRAINING AND ITS IMPORTANCE
  • TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS
  • PLANNING FOR TRAINING
  • DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF ALL TRAINING MATERIAL
  • BENEFITS OF TRAINING
  • ADULT TRAINING AND LEARNING
  • CREATING CONDUCIVE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE DURING TRAINING
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE TRENDS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 76: Social Welfare Issues in Childhood
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND
  • METHODOLOGY
  • THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
  • CHILDHOOD ISSUES IN BOTSWANA
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 77: Digital Technology in Kindergarten
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION WITHIN KINDERGARTEN
  • SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 78: Does Gadget Usage Hamper the Psychological Aspects of Pre-Schoolers?
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • METHODOLOGY
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSIONS
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL READINGS
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 79: Foundational Processes, Home-School Partnerships, and Culturally Responsive Practices for Dual Language Learners
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FOUNDATIONAL PROCESSES
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR TEPS IN THE AREA OF FOUNDATIONAL PROCESSES
  • HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR TEPS IN THE AREA OF HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
  • DEVELOPING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROFESSIONALS
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR TEPS IN THE AREA OF CULTURAL RESPONSIVITY
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  • Chapter 80: Parents as Partners in the Special Education Process
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS
  • INCLUSION IN THE TRADITIONAL CLASS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • CONCLUSION: IT TAKES A VILLAGE
  • REFERENCES
  • KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS