| Description |
xvii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to the human relations laboratory -- The center -- The people in the center -- The physical environment of the center -- Observing and assessing children -- Initial support through guides to speech and action -- Using discipline : setting limits -- Teaching strategies need a theoretical base -- Helping children adjust to new experiences -- Helping children in routine situations -- The early childhood education movement : key to understanding -- The role of the teacher -- The role of play -- Feelings of security and confidence -- Feelings of hostility and aggression -- The process of learning in early childhood -- Areas of learning in the program : motor and sensory development -- Areas of learning in the program : language and literature -- Areas of learning in the program : the arts -- Areas of learning in the program : the sciences -- Educational technology in the center -- Teachers and parents work together -- Becoming a professional person -- Accepting our common responsibilities |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [422]-448 |
| Subject |
Day care centers -- United States.
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Education, Preschool -- United States.
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Preschool teachers -- Training of -- United States.
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Socialization.
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| Author |
Gardner, Pat, 1930-
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Mahler, Barbara Child.
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| LC no. |
92082727 |
| ISBN |
0030741661 |
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