The Essentials of Early Education [Paperback]

Carol Gestwicki (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0827372825 | ISBN-13: 978-0827372825 | Publication Date: January 7, 1997 | Edition: 1

This book is designed to be the ideal motivational tool for beginning teachers entering the field of early childhood education. The most comprehensive and challenging text available, Essentials of Early Education encourages students to be active participants in the decision making process of becoming early childhood teachers. All the phases of early childhood education are thoroughly covered in addition to defining all the aspects of a quality education and the teacher's role in education today.

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About the Author

Carol Gestwicki had been an instructor in the Early Childhood Education program at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina for over twenty years. Her teaching responsibilities have included supervising students in classroom situations as they work with parents. Earlier in her career, she worked with children and families in a wide variety of community agencies and schools in Toronto, New York, New Jersey, and Namibia. She received her MA from Drew University. She has been an active member of NAEYC for many years, making numerous presentations at state and national conferences. Other publications include more than two dozen articles on child development and family issues, and script-writing and design of fourteen audiovisual instructional programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 355 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (January 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827372825
• ISBN-13: 978-0827372825
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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