Product Description Early Childhood Education: An Introduction is based on the belief that teachers of young children must be highly skilled-knowledgeable about children， their parents， and the community in which they live， as well as the processes of teaching curriculum content. The authors take a comprehensive， integrated approach， offering preservice teachers a complete and current overview of the field. Extensive revisions in each chapter of the Fourth Edition reflect not only current references， but also the most current thinking in the field of early childhood education today. The publisher， Prentice-Hall Career & Technology This text skillfully integrates theory， research， and practice...making it unsurpassed for helping students build an understanding of how children learn， and how best to help them learn. Classic concepts are carefully teamed with creative new ideas. While the focus is on the open approach to teaching--in which both child and teacher contribute and interact--the contributions of many other approaches are presented and discussed as well. Education is shown to be a comprehensive and integrated experience that takes place through a child's play and activity， rather than by teacher-directed， separate subject teaching. Every suggestion， anecdote， and vignette included in Early Childhood Education， Third Edition is based on the observations and experiences of the authors themselves...in early childhood programs at all levels...giving this text a level of authenticity rarely found. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews