Goffin, Stacie G.,

Curriculum models and early childhood education : appraising the relationship / Stacie G. Goffin, Catherine Wilson. - Second edition. - x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-284) and index.

Early Childhood Curriculum Models in Context -- Setting the Stage: A Very Personal Introduction -- Curriculum Models and Early Childhood Education: A Historical Framework -- Early Childhood Curriculum Models: A Contemporary Review -- The Montessori Method -- The Developmental-Interaction Approach -- The Direct Instruction Model -- Two Models Derived from Piagetian Theory -- An Examination of the Underpinnings of Curriculum Models in Early Childhood Education -- In Pursuit of Answers: Comparative Evaluations of Early Childhood Curriculum Models -- Reemergence of Essential Questions: Identifying the Source of Early Childhood Curriculum -- Curriculum Models and Early Childhood Education: Some Final Thoughts -- References -- Index. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Pt. II. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. III. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.

0130878219 9780130878212

00037353


Early childhood education--Curricula--United States
Curriculum planning--United States

LB1139.4 / .G64 2001

372.190973