Curriculum Models & Early Childhood Education: Appraising the Relationship

by Stacie G. Goffin

Book Overview

This thoroughly up-to-date and completely accessible book uses a socio-historical perspective to examine the major curriculum models of early childhood education. It examines the approaches of Montessori, Developmental-Interaction, Direct Instruction, Kamii-DeVries, High-Scope, and Reggio Emilia curriculum. Comprehensive coverage looks at each model in terms of purpose and function, impact on early childhood education, theoretical underpinnings, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0675211549
• ISBN13: 9780675211543
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Merrill Publishing Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

All The Curriculums That You Know And Some You Don't

We know plenty about High/Scope, Montessori, Head Start, and Reggio Emilia,... ...but how much do we really know about Bank Street or DISTAR or Kamii/Devrie's curriculum or the project approach? We can claim some understanding, but this book fleshes out these curriculum like I never seen before. Not only do we see the practical side, but also we see the historical and pedagogical side. A microminor drawback is the lack of many pictures. This book is so wonderful, though, that it still requires a 5.