1st Edition

History of Early Childhood Education

    688 Pages
    by Routledge

    688 Pages
    by Routledge

    History of Early Childhood Education presents a thorough and elegant description of the history of early childhood education in the United States. This book of original research is a concise compendium of historical literature, combining history with the prominent and influential theoretical background of the time. Covering historical threads that reach from ancient Greece and Rome to the early childhood education programs of today, this in-depth and well-written volume captures the deep tradition and the creative knowledge base of early care and education. History of Early Childhood Education is an essential resource for every early childhood education scholar, student, and educator.

    Introduction

    Part I: The Beginnings of Early Childhood Education

    Chapter 1: Antiquity

    Chapter 2: European Roots

    Chapter 3: The Industrial Revolution (1700-1850)

    Chapter 4: Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel (1782-1852)

    Chapter 5: Post Industrial Revolution (1870-1980)

    Chapter 6: Montessori (1870-1952)

    Part II: Early Childhood Education in the United States

    Chapter 7: European Settlement

    Chapter 8: American Educational Reformers

    Chapter 9: The Kindergarten Movement

    Chapter 10: The Nursery School Movement

    Chapter 11: Day Nurseries to Day Car to Child Care to Quality 2000

    Chapter 12: Federal Government Involvement (1900-1950)

    Chapter 13: Federal Government Involvement in the 1960's and Beyond

    Part III: Diverse Populations

    Chapter 14: Native American

    Chapter 15: Black Americans

    Chapter 16: Asian Americans

    Chapter 17: Hispanic Americans

    Chapter 18: Biligualism

    Chapter 19: Recent Influences from Overseas

    Part IV: Professional Organizations and Conclusions

    Chapter 20: Professional Orgainizations and Their Programs

    Chapter 21: Conclusions

    Biography

    V. Celia Lascarides

    "This manual is interesting reading to establish a background for the rofession and can be easily read, especially by undergraduates. Graduate students and scholars will find this volume equally usefl for the identification of little-known contributors and to identify topics to be pursued in further study. Something for everyone in the early childhood field is contained within this comprehensive resource. Consequently, it is highly recommended to teacher educators..." -- Marjorie W. Lee, National-Louis University
    "The authors have in this in-depth and well-written volume indeed captured the deep tradition and the creative knowledge base of early care and education and have given the updated information as a gift not only to those in early education, but also to the entire field of educational history and to the wider society." -- International Journal of Early Childhood