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Family-centered Early Care and Education
Janet Gonzalez-Mena
ISBN: 9780135132302
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Pearson Education (US)
Edition: 5th Revised edition
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This popular text discusses the effect that contexts such as families, child care programs, schools, media, and communities have on child development and education. It contains many strategies for professionals to help children and families resolve conflicts, advocate, understand issues and differences, and maximize children's potential. Throughout the field, this text is known for its excellent coverage of cultural responsiveness and many helpful, descriptive scenarios.
Written in an accessible style for all those who work with young children or will, the author asks the reader to think of the child in the context of the family and community. Reorganized and updated, the book continues to examine developmental theory, but now with a greater emphasis on Bronfenbrenner's theory of ecological development, discussed in Chapter 1, and more on the importance of contexts of development woven throughout. The book goes beyond encouraging mere parent involvement to how to develop a true collaboration and working relationship through good communication. It also continues to have strong coverage of cultural diversity and present personal examples and vignettes. The text explores many hot-button issues of the day such as supporting self-esteem, discipline, attachment, coping with separation, teen parents, child-abuse, children with ADHD, shy children, aggressive children, conflict resolution, problem solving, and gender issues. Full of real life examples and personal insights, the book is designed and written for not just teachers, but caregivers, child-care workers, and parents.All readers are expected to reach into their own experience, knowledge, ideas and insights to make sense of the new information in the text in the context of their own lives.
| ISBN | 0135132304 | | Pages | 384 | | ISBN13 | 9780135132302
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 585 | | Imprint | Merrill | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780131189218 | | Publication date | 26 Mar 2008 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | 2008002831 | | Width (mm) | 191 | | DEWEY | 372 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| Ch. 1 | | The child in context of family and community | | 2 | | Ch. 2 | | Supporting families around issues of attachment | | 24 | | Ch. 3 | | Supporting families with autonomy-seeking youngsters | | 50 | | Ch. 4 | | Sharing views of initiative with families | | 76 | | Ch. 5 | | Working with families of school-age children | | 104 | | Ch. 6 | | Understanding families' goals, values, and culture | | 132 | | Ch. 7 | | Working with families on guidance issues | | 154 | | Ch. 8 | | Working with families on addressing feelings and problem solving | | 176 | | Ch. 9 | | Working with families to support self-esteem | | 202 | | Ch. 10 | | Working with families around gender issues | | 226 | | Ch. 11 | | Stress and success in family life | | 246 | | Ch. 12 | | Early care and education programs as community resources | | 270 | | Ch. 13 | | Other community resources | | 298 | | Ch. 14 | | Societal influences on children and families | | 318 | | Ch. 15 | | Social policy issues | | 344 | | | | NAEYC : where we stand | | 367 | | | | References | | 370 | | | | Index | | 388 |
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