TY - BOOK AU - Follari,Lissanna M TI - Foundations and best practices in early childhood education: history, theories, and approaches to learning SN - 013119190X AV - LB1139.23 .F66 2007 PY - 2007///] CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall KW - Early childhood education N1 - "A teacher prep text"--Cover; Introduction to the field of early childhood education; -- Historical overview : people and beliefs that shaped the field; -- Constructivist learning : building knowledge from within; -- Multiple intelligences theory : applications in the early childhood classroom; -- National Association for the Education of Young Children : defining best practices; -- Early interventions : empowering change from within (Head Start and Early Head Start); -- The High/Scope Foundation : planning, implementing, and reviewing best practices; -- The Project Approach : active inquiry in early childhood; -- The schools of Reggio Emilia : a child's world; -- Montessori education : environment, materials, and methods; -- Waldorf education : harmony and the whole child; -- Bringing it all together : imagining and becoming ER -