Screen LibraryService Learning as Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education : Theory, Research, and Practice /
This book presents the most recent theory, research, and practice on service learning as it relates to early childhood education. It describes several service learning programs, many of which were developed to better prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in today s early childhoo...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice ;
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42430-9 |
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This book presents the most recent theory, research, and practice on service learning as it relates to early childhood education. It describes several service learning programs, many of which were developed to better prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in today s early childhood classrooms, including class size, ever-changing technology, diversity, high-stakes testing, parental involvement (or the lack thereof), and shrinking budgets. The book shares stories of positive outcomes from pre-service teachers who, having participated in service-learning programs, report a sh |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(x,236pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319424309 |
| Index Number: | LB1101 |
| CLC: | G61 |
| Contents: | Foreword -- 1. Integrating Service Learning into Early Childhood Teacher Education: A Theoretical Perspective; Ithel Jones -- 2. Redefining Early Childhood Epistemology: Exploring Service-learning Pedagogy in an Early Childhood Context; Christian Winterbottom and Mary Frances Munday -- 3. Preschool Teacher Education in Sweden and Australia: The Importance of Reflection for Understanding Context; Susanne Garvis and Sonja Sheridan -- 4. Academic Service Learning and Cultural Competence in Teacher Education; Regena F. Nelson, Evelyn Winfield- Thomas and Moi Mooi Lew -- 5. Shaping Service-learni |