Handbook of research on the education of young children

Contents: B. Spodek, O.N. Saracho, Introduction: A Researcher's Vade Mecum. Part I: Early Childhood Education and Child Development. K.L. Seifert, Cognitive Development and the Education of Young Children. G.W. Ladd, S.L. Herald, R.K. Andrews, Young Children's Peer Relations and Social Competence. E. Johansson, Children's Morality: Perspectives and Research. S.A. Denham, The Emotional Basis of Learning and Development in Early Childhood Education. D.L. Gallahue, J.C. Ozmun, Motor Development in Young Children. M.A. Runco, The Development of Children's Creativity. Part II: Early Childhood Educational Curriculum. J. Anderson, L. Moffatt, J. Shapiro, Reconceptualizing Language Education in Early Childhood: Socio-Cultural Perspectives. S.E. Hill, S. Nichols, Emergent Literacy: Symbols at Work. R. Rueda, D.B. Yaden, Jr., The Literacy Education of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Young Children: An Overview of Outcomes, Assessment, and Large-Scale Interventions. A.J. Baroody, M-l. Lai, K.S. Mix, The Development of Young Children's Early Number and Operation Sense and Its Implications for Early Childhood Education. C.M. Thompson, Repositioning the Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education: A Decade of Reconsideration. K. Bradley With M. Szegda, The Dance of Learning. G.F. Welch, The Musical Development and Education of Young Children. R.D. Kavanaugh, Pretend Play. P.G. Ramsey, Early Childhood Multicultural Education. Part III: Foundations of Early Childhood Educational Policy. J.A. Sutterby, J. Frost, Creating Play Environments for Early Childhood: Indoors and Out. R.M. Ryan, R.C. Fauth, J. Brooks-Gunn, Childhood Poverty: Implications for School Readiness and Early Childhood Education. B. Chambers, A.C.K. Cheung, R.E. Slavin, Effective Preschool Programs for Children at Risk of School Failure: A Best-Evidence Synthesis. A-M. Wiese, E.E. Garcia, Educational Policy in the United States Regarding Bilinguals in Early Childhood Education. C. Howes, K. Sanders, Child Care for Young Children. B.H. Fiese, T. Eckert, M. Spagnola, Family Context in Early Childhood: A Look at Practices and Beliefs That Promote Early Learning. M.M. Ostrosky, B.M. Laumann, W-Y. Hsieh, Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs and Attitudes About Inclusion: What Does the Research Tell Us? O.N. Saracho, B. Spodek, Preschool Teachers' Professional Development. Part IV: Research and Evaluation Strategies for Early Childhood Education. D.F. Gullo, Alternative Means of Assessing Children's Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms. R. Lambert, M. Abbott-Shim, A. Sibley, Evaluating the Quality of Early Childhood Educational Settings. J. Pelletier, C. Corter, Integration, Innovation, and Evaluation in School-Based Early Childhood Services. J.A. Hatch, G. Barclay-McLaughlin, Qualitative Research: Paradigms and Possibilities. C.D. Thornton, L.S. Goldstein, Feminist Issues in Early Childhood Scholarship. S. Grieshaber, S. Ryan, Beyond Certainties: Postmodern Perspectives, Research, and the Education of Young Children. J.L. Roopnarine, A. Metindogan, Early Childhood Education Research in Cross-National Perspective. B.S.F. Hinitz, Historical Research in Early Childhood Education.