Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education

African Influences

American Indian (Native American) Influences

Asian Influences

Biblical (Jewish/Christian) Influences

Greeks, Ancient, Influences of

Islamic (Muslim) Influences

Latino (Hispanic) Influences

Romans, Ancient, Influences of

Medieval Education

Renaissance Education

Reformation, Education in the

Enlightenment, Education in the

Beyond the Predictable: A Viewing of the History of Early Childhood Education

Historic Tensions and Future Opportunities: Public Responsibility and Early Childhood Education

Educational Contexts: The Common School in Relation to Early Childhood Education

Bureau of Educational Experiments (Bank Street)

Froebelian Kindergarten, The*

McMillan Nursery School, The

Montessori Method, The

Parent Education, History of

Progressive Movement, The

Traditional Nursery School, The

Federal Legislation of Importance to Early Childhood Education: A Chronology

Blocks, The Development of, in the United States

Children's Literature in the United States, Evolution of

Addams, Jane

Adler, Felix

Barnard, Henry

Blow, Susan

Bryan, Anna E.

Clapp, Elsie R.

Committee of Nineteen

Darwin, Charles

Dewey, John

Eliot, Abigail

Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm*

Hailmann, Eudora

Hailmann, William

Harris, William T.

Harrison, Elizabeth

Hill, Patty Smith

International Kindergarten Union

Johnson, Harriet

Marwedel, Emma

McMillan, Margaret and Rachel

Mitchell, Lucy Sprague

Montessori, Maria

National Association of Nursery Educators (NANE)

National Kindergarten Association

Owen, Robert

Peabody, Elizabeth

Pestalozzi, Johann

Pratt, Caroline

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

Schurz, Margarethe Meyer

Séguin, Édouard

Temple, Alice

Wiggin, Kate Douglas

Yates, Josephine S.

Young, Ella Flagg

National Demographic Trends

Regional Demographic Trends

History of Sponsorships and Interest Groups

Sources of Funding for Early Childhood Programs

Foundations, Potential Funding by

Child Care Support

Child Care in the Military

Head Start

Infant Intervention and Enrichment Programs

Kindergarten

All-Day Kindergarten

Alternate- and Extended-Day Kindergarten

Half-Day Kindergarten

Primary Grades

Primary School Follow Through Programs

School-Age Child Care

At-Home Education

Centers for the Homeless

Child Care Programs

Elementary Schools

Intergenerational Programs

Kindergarten

Laboratory Schools (College and University)

Nursery School (Prekindergarten)

Parent Cooperatives

Religious Early Childhood Education

Child Advocacy

Early Childhood Policies

Regional Policy Trends in Financing, Licensing, and Regulation

Ainsworth, Mary B.

Baldwin, James Mark

Brazelton, T. Berry

Bruner, Jerome S.

Erikson, Erik

Freud, Anna

Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939)

Gesell, Arnold

Greenspan, Stanley

Hall, G. Stanley

Isaacs, Susan Sutherland (Fairhurst)

Mahler, Margaret

Piaget, Jean

Preyer, Wilhelm Thierry

Skinner, Burrhus Frederic

Vygotsky, Lev Semenovich

Watson, John Broadus

Whiting, Beatrice, and Whiting, John

Behaviorist

Constructivist

Maturationist

Psychodynamic

Socialization

Aesthetic Development

Cognitive-Intellectual Development

Emotional and Social Development

Imagination and Symbolic Thinking

Language Acquisition

Moral Development

Physical and Motor Development

Play, the Role of, in Development

Social Development and Development of Relationships

Sequences of Development and Child Characteristics

Special Learning Needs/Individual Needs

Contexts of Development

Child Study and Observation

Individuals, Observation and Study of

Classrooms, Observation and Study of

Neighborhood/Community Child Study and Observation

Child Assessment Trends, Concerns, and Issues

Observation Methods, Trends, Concerns, and Issues

Evaluation Trends

Retention and Redshirting

Assessment Issues and Principles

Glossary of Assessment Terms

Glossary of Assessment Instruments

Infant Assessment: Issues and Glossary

History of Early Childhood Curriculum Trends in the United States

Advocacy for Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Public School Entrance Age

Academics/Direct Instruction

Constructivist/Intellectual Curriculum

Interdisciplinary Learning/Integrated Curriculum

Multicultural Education

Peace Education

Projects, Topics, and Themes

Unit Curriculum

Special Education Programs

Arts: Visual-Graphic and Spatial

Construction

Creative Drama and Children's Theater

Health, Nutrition, and Safety

Language Arts

Literacy Issues

Mathematics Literacy

Music

Philosophy

Physical Education

Physical Knowledge, Logico-mathematical Knowledge, and Social-arbitrary Knowledge

Science, Natural

Science, Physical

Social Studies

Blocks

Big Books, Shared Book Experiences

Children's Literature

Commercial Curriculum Kits

Computer Software

Mathematically Oriented Materials

Malleable Materials

Outdoor Education Provisions

Teacher-Made Materials

Textbooks and Workbooks

Toys

Veri-Tech

Writing Tools

Technology as a Learning Tool

Computers

Television Issues

Textbooks

Toys

Toys and Equipment, Annotated List of*

Physical Environment

Classroom Management

Strategies of Teaching: Overview

Planning Field Trips

Field Trips: Midwest

Field Trips: Northeast

Field Trips: Pacific Northwest

Field Trips: South

A Survey Study of Field Trips in the South

Field Trips: Southwest

Field Trips: West

History of Early Childhood Teacher Education

History of Early Childhood Teacher Licensure: 1920s–1990s

Career Development

Early Childhood Teachers: A Profile

Recruitment and Admission to the Profession

Support Services

Health Care Providers: Communication Linkages

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AAGTE)

Association for Childhood Education International (AGEI)

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)

National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAEGTE)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Regional Aspects

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Organisation Mondiale pour l'Education Pre-Scolaire (OMEP) (Worldwide Organization for Early Childhood Education)

Professional Journals Related to Early Childhood Education

Advocacy for Teachers

Compensation Issues

Early Childhood Teachers and Professionalism

Professional Empowerment, Supervision, and Educational Change

Professional Ethics

Union Relations

Knowledge Bases

Historical Context of Student Teaching

Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential

Content and Providers of In-service Education Programs

Managing Change Through In-service Education

Refinement of In-service Teaching Practice

Pathways to Career Development

Assessment and Evaluation of Early Childhood Teachers

Certification of Early Childhood Teachers

Guidelines: NAEYC's Teacher Education Guidelines and NGATE

Legislation: Effect on Teacher Education

Families as Educators

Parent Education in the United States, Emergence of

Parent Education and Involvement, Types of

Paraprofessionals and Volunteers

Issues in Parent Education

Supervision and Administration of Early Childhood Programs

Accreditation of Programs