Theories of Early Childhood Education and Management

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Theories of Early Childhood Education and
Management

• Chapter 3

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Theory

• An organized set of statements that describes or
  explains and event or occurence

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Theories and Theorists-Jean Piaget

• Cognitive stages of development
• Sensorimotor 0-2yrs and Preoperational stages
  3-6yrs
• Children learn through exploration and trial and
  error.
• Children develop and should be exposed to
  information as they are ready

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Erik Erikson

• Based on Freuds concepts
• Eight stages of development
• Trust vs. mistrust-0-1 autonomy vs. shame or
  doubt 2-3 initiative vs. guilt

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Gesell

• Physical development affects learning

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Lev Vygotsky

• Language and cognition affect development
• Scaffolding
• Private speech
• Zone of proximal development

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Classifications of theories

• Maturationist-focus on development that follows a
  predictable timetable (Piaget)
• Behaviorist-focus of development that is
  influenced by outside forces (Skinner)
• Interactionist-Inside and outside forces interact
  to cause change (Vygotsky)
• Ecological-development regarding the individual
  and the relationship with the environment
  (Bromfenbrenner)

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Developmentally Appropriate Practices

• DAP
• Developed by NAEYC
• 3 questions
• Is the activity
• Appropriate for the age of the child?
• Appropriate for the individual child?
• Culturally relevant for the children you are
  teaching?

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Howard Gardners Multiple Intelligences

• Interactionist
• At least eight different characteristics that
  children learn

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Director-Three important factors in management
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Management

• Planning
• Organizing
• Staffing
• Leading
• Monitoring and controlling quality (Hearron,
  Hildebrand, 2003)

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Early Childhood Education Facilities should
demonstrate

• Shared
• Quality
• Responsibility
• Satisfaction
• Leadership