New Encyclopedia on Education and Human Development

Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development
Stephen J. Farenga and Daniel Ness, editors
M.E. Sharpe, c2005.
Call Number: LB15 .E473 2005 (Reference)

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This 3-volume set was designed for professional educators and students in the field. Information you can find includes:

• a comprehensive coverage of educational theory and practice from the primary grades through higher education.
• contributions written by respected specialists in education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, law, and medicine.
• A focus on contemporary educational policies and issues
• Information on the history of the subject back through the nineteenth century, when the foundations of the modern American educational system were laid down.

Child development topics include:

• child abuse
• child health
• children's rights
• early childhood education
• play

Divided into 7 Sections:

1. Constructs of learning
2. Philosophical, social, and political issues in education
3. Levels in educational practice
4. Physical, motor, and cognitive domains
5. Educational issues concerning diverse populations
6. People
7. Organizations.