Florida Version of Who am I in the Lives of Children? An Introduction to Early Childhood Education
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Who Am I in the Lives of Children? An Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Eighth Edition
Stephanie Feeney, Professor Emerita, University of Hawaii
Eva Moravcik, Professor, Honolulu Community College
Sherry Nolte, Professor, Honolulu Community College
Doris Christensen, Honolulu Community College
Discover who you are as an educator!
The authors’ vision in writing this text was to teach others to work with young children. This child-centered text, now in its eighth edition, continues to help students discover who they are as educators, and what they value for children rather than focusing exclusively on content and skills. Embracing a constructivist philosophy, it provides a foundation for a career in early childhood that is built on respect for children, the importance of teachers’ reflections on their own values and actions, and a clear presentation of principles and practice.
Written in conversational and personal voice and appealing to a wide range of students, this text supports readers’ personal and professional development. The authors’ unique talents as university and community college professors, teachers of young children, and national policy makers have come together to help students understand children and their important role in children’s lives.
New to this edition
NEW: Alignment with NAEYC standards — a supplement to the table of contents shows how each chapter addresses NAEYC Standards for Professional Preparation.
NEW: Ethics Reflections—Throughout the text examples of common ethical dilemmas are presented with thought-provoking questions designed to help students to reflect on their ethical responsibilities and the use of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct.
NEW: Golden Rules—Clear, concise, easy-to-remember guidelines and recommendations for practice are presented in boxed format in chapters related to classroom practice (e.g. Golden Rules for Writing Anecdotal Records, Golden Rules for Designing Learning Environments, Golden Rules for Talking with Children).
NEW: Video examples of environments, adult-child interactions, and teaching (for MyEducationLab website)
NEW! Part of the Merrill MyEducationLab Textbook Series. Your students’ textbook is a resource for applying the strategies they have learned to classroom practice. “Things to Take Into Your Classroom” featured on the front and back cover lists page references for the book’s strategies, plans, activities, lessons, and other resourceful materials for students to use in the classroom–making this text not just a book for learning, but a book for teaching.
This introductory textbook contains Florida VPK Standards and CDA and FCCPC Goals and correlations to the Feeney textbook content (via chapter/title and page number). It also presents the Early Childhood Career Ladder, information on the Child Care Credential, and Scenarios for Practice in essay and multiple-choice format, linking VPK standards and CDA Functional Areas to real-life classroom scenarios.
The eighth edition of Who Am I in the Lives of Children? has some substantial enhancements to previous editions. This introductory text presents a child–centered, constructivist approach to early childhood education and care programs in a range of contemporary settings. Its clear, conceptual framework and integration of principles and practices assist students in understanding the important values of the field and how these translate into programs for young children. It helps them to develop their own philosophy and teaching style and encourages them to reflect on their values and actions.
NEW: Alignment with NAEYC standards — a supplement to the table of contents shows how each chapter addresses NAEYC Standards for Professional Preparation.
NEW: Ethics Reflections—Throughout the text examples of common ethical dilemmas are presented with thought-provoking questions designed to help students to reflect on their ethical responsibilities and the use of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct.
NEW: Golden Rules—Clear, concise, easy-to-remember guidelines and recommendations for practice are presented in boxed format in chapters related to classroom practice (e.g. Golden Rules for Writing Anecdotal Records, Golden Rules for Designing Learning Environments, Golden Rules for Talking with Children).
NEW: Video examples of environments, adult-child interactions, and teaching (for MyEducationLab website)
NEW: Revises and expands the chapter on the field of early childhood education—discusses current school readiness issues, standards to measure young children’s learning, accountability, and the growing commitment to state funded programs for four-year-olds.
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Puts issues into perspective for the student to familiarize them with the topics and encourage them to reflect on and be able to discuss them.
This introductory textbook contains Florida VPK Standards and CDA and FCCPC Goals and correlations to the Feeney textbook content (via chapter/title and page number). It also presents the Early Childhood Career Ladder, information on the Child Care Credential, and Scenarios for Practice in essay and multiple-choice format, linking VPK standards and CDA Functional Areas to real-life classroom scenarios.
The eighth edition of Who Am I in the Lives of Children? has some substantial enhancements to previous editions. This introductory text presents a child—centered, constructivist approach to early childhood education and care programs in a range of contemporary settings. Its clear, conceptual framework and integration of principles and practices assist students in understanding the important values of the field and how these translate into programs for young children. It helps them to develop their own philosophy and teaching style and encourages them to reflect on their values and actions.
The authors’ straightforward, conversational writing style, and appealing color photographs and art appeals to a wide-range of students. With its focus on respecting children, ethics, and personal and professional development of teachers of young children, it has become one of most well received books in the field.
NEW!
Part of the Merrill MyEducationLab Textbook Series. Your students’ textbook is a resource for applying the strategies they have learned to classroom practice. “Things to Take Into Your Classroom” featured on the front and back covers lists page references for the book’s strategies, plans, activities, lessons, and other resourceful materials for students to use in the classroom–making this text not just a book for learning, but a book for teaching.
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An in-depth approach to ethics provides a foundation for understanding the moral dimensions of working with young children and a foundation for ethical behavior. (The lead author is a co-creator of NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Conduct so material on the code is current and accurate)
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The full text of the Practitioner’s Code of Ethical Conduct appears in Appendix A.
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Gives an introduction to practical ways that beginning teachers can advocate for the welfare of young children and their families (Chapter 14).
Develops awareness of the history of the field in the history chapter–consistent with current teaching of the broader history of western thought, that the history of the field involved both education and care.
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Increases understanding that many contributions were made by women.
Uses stories and examples throughout to bring the content to life.
Gives practical forms for classroom use– (Planning, child observation, working with families.)
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Encourages the integration of experiences in real-life settings with information in the text.
Relates curriculum content standards to programs for children–Described in Chapter 10, The Curriculum.
Suggests a thoughtful approach to early childhood curriculum–Helps beginning students to design meaningful, appropriate learning experiences for young children.
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Videos on a book-specific MyEducationLab site illustrate specific examples of how constructivism is translated into classroom practice.
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Provides extensive description of preschool integrated curriculum along with inspiring artwork by children consistent with a Reggio approach.
Florida-specific section includes:
I. Florida Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK) Standards and Feeney Content Correlation
II. Relationship of CDA/FCCPC Goals, Functional Areas to Feeney Textbook
III. Early Childhood Career Ladder
IV. Child Care Credential Comparison Chart
V. Scenarios for Practice: Essay Questions Based on Florida VPK Standards
VI. Scenarios for Practice: Multiple Choice Items Linking CDA Functional Areas and VPK Standards to Feeney Content
VII. Sample VPK Unit on Nutrition
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 The Teacher
Chapter 2 The Field of Early Childhood Education and Care
Chapter 3 History and Educational Models
Chapter 4 Observing, Documenting, and Assessing
Chapter 5 Child Development
Chapter 6 Relationships and Guidance
Chapter 7 Health, Safety, and Well-Being
Chapter 8 The Learning Environment
Chapter 9 Understanding and Supporting Play
Chapter 10 The Curriculum
Chapter 11 Curriculum Planning
Chapter 12 Inclusion of Children with Disabilities
Chapter 13 Working with Families
Chapter 14 Becoming an Early Childhood Professional
Bibliography
Appendix A NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment
Appendix B Environment Checklists
Name Index
Subject Index
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| Subjects | early childhood education, higher education, Vocational / Professional Studies, Teacher Education, Introduction to Early Childhood Ed |
