Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education [Paperback]

George S. Morrison (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0133754111 | ISBN-13: 978-0133754117 | Publication Date: September 25, 1996 | Edition: 1

For the introductory course in early childhood education. The thoroughly updated edition of this best-selling Introduction to Early Childhood text provides comprehensive coverage that delivers up-to-the minute information regarding early childhood education. The relevant and beneficial coverage has earned the respect of instructors. One of its outstanding features is its ability to deliver logically sequenced text in an extremely inviting format and writing style. The author includes the current research, statistics and practical applications students will need to achieve a well-grounded foundation in early childhood education.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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With a focus on what it means to be an early childhood professional, this new introduction offers a current, up-to-date, readable approach to all of the major topics, programs, and issues at the forefront of the field today. Comprehensive, yet compact, this is a perfect text for 1- or 2-credit courses.

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Key Benefit: With a focus on what it means to be an early childhood professional, this new introduction offers a current, up-to-date, readable approach to all of the major topics, programs, and issues at the forefront of the field today. Key Topics: Features developmentally-appropriate content exploring programs such as Montessori, Piaget, High/Scope, Bank Street, and Head Start. Addresses issues of child care, multicultural education, and the use of technology. Market: Appropriate for anyone interested in early childhood education.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 1 edition (September 25, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133754111
• ISBN-13: 978-0133754117
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,500,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Best Intro Early Childhood Text For Teachers, February 4, 2006

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Reginald Williams (Orangeburg, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education (4th Edition) (Paperback)

After Jo Ann Brewer's superb INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION textbook, I would get this resource to keep me up-to-date on the foundational knowledge that stands as essential for early childhood professionals. Even though it lacks a chapter exclusively devoted to the all-important role of play in early childhood education, the absence of such a discussion leaves the learner with a more neutral reference point from which to decide his position on whether or not to align with a play-based curricular philosophy

Morrison presents a starkly realistic and contemporary overview of the field with an outstandingly streamlined overview of Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development (where he keeps a keen and faithful eye on expressing the ideas from Piaget/Inhelder's THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CHILD).

After getting the Brewer text and Morrison, you should need no other book of this type. Please try Feeney, Christensen, & Moravcik's WHO AM I IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN if you need one more excellent text.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually enjoyed reading this for class, May 17, 2011

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Sean E. Crenwelge (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education (6th Edition) (Paperback)

I am an Interdisciplinary Studies, Education, Major currently and I was required to purchase this book. I bought it off of Amazon which was a great price and got here in a timely manner. I am 20 years old, and I really can say I actually enjoyed reading this textbook. I didn't find it a hard read like many other textbooks. It had a lot of great information, from the various people who contributed to Education, to the Theories, helpful tips and hints, and just a bunch of great stuff that was worth taking notes on. I really would have liked to keep this, but because I am a college student my campus was buying back the book and I needed the money! I highlighted all over the place in this book and took notes from every single chapter. Throught the textbook there are personal stories as well as "Technology Tie-Ins" that gives you tips on how to become up to date with the technology of today and how you can integrate that into your classroom. Some of the words they marked as vocabulary I found to be common sense, but other than that the vocabulary was great. It is neatly displayed in the outside margins on the pages which I liked very much so I could actually read the definition in the chapter and didn't have to go search for it in the back of the book. The print size was nice, didn't find it hard to read. It was neatly put together, just a great textbook I think. Any Early Childhood teacher or teacher in training should get this book! It was very informative and had lots of great tips on things to do in the classroom and how to include parents, the community, and your students. I also liked how it said that the focus in school is a lot on the standardized tests (which I don't agree on) but that if you are a great teacher, you will FIND ways to make learning fun and also relevant!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals of Early Childhood, April 15, 2009

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education (Paperback)

This was an exquisite textbook! I LOVE all the online links and videos. It is full of great information and links to all kinds of extra info. I recommend this textbook! Wonderful! I will be keeping this one.