Introduction The early childhood education is a field that has been rather slow to take up the challenge of sustainability; it has a potentially significant role to play not because of underlying concerns for children’s welfare‚ but because of interest in children’s environments and its attention to social justice. Recently‚ a new dimension has been added to early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS) as an emerging national and international field‚ given a fillip with the launch of
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Paper History of Early Childhood Education Comenius‚ Froebel‚ Montessori 1. John Amos Comenius John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) was a Czech theologian‚ philosopher‚ teacher and writer who thought education could improve society. He advocated universal textbooks & language and believed children would enjoy learning more if they were methodically taught in early years. Comenius thought instruction should move from general to specific‚ from easy to difficult and believed to engage children with
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were many views and beliefs of how children should learn in school‚ particularly in the early years. Gutek (2013) explains that Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children should not be pressured to learn before they were ready (p. 247). Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi believed children learned best through sensory learning through object lessons (Gutek‚ 2013‚ p. 250). In 1837‚ Friedrich Froebel established several schools that incorporated kindergarten. “He began to emphasize the importance of play
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Role of Teacher : As helper and guide Teacher‘s role to put a child in real life situation‚ so that he might be able to understand his life‘s problems and there by solve them. Doing is more important than knowing‚ the pragmatic teacher wants his pupil to think and act for themselves to do rather than to know‚ to originate rather than to repeat. Teaching should not be based on lecturing and repeating only. The teacher should create a problem solving attitude in his pupils. Discipline: Pragmatism
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The shaping of Early Childhood Education in America; a Timeline Compiled by Laura Seiler‚ January‚ 2015 for EDU119-EYD1 at ABTech Commmunity College 1592-1670 John Amos Comenius is sometimes referred to as the “Father of Modern Education” and also known as Jan Amos Komensky . He was a Moravian (now the Czech Republic) philosopher‚ theologian‚ and pedagogue who wrote over 200 books putting forth his visionary lifelong learning ideas as a means to create harmony throughout humankind. He developed
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Educational Psychology Introduction Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings‚ the effectiveness of educational treatments‚ the psychology of teaching‚ and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology" and "school psychology" are often used interchangeably‚ researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists‚ whereas practitioners in schools or school-related
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The Absorbent Mind Theory of Dr. Maria Montessori This paper will explore Dr. Maria Montessori’s Absorbent Mind Theory‚ the implementation of The Absorbent Mind Theory in Montessori practices; The Absorbent Mind Theory’s relation to Wallace J. Kahn’s ABC Model and to my own personal philosophy statement‚ in regards to the education of young children. The Absorbent Mind Theory states that the minds of young children‚ ages birth to six-years-old‚ are comparable to sponges‚ in that they ‘soak
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education. Centuries ago‚ pioneers of education have sought to introduce renewal in education. Their ideas were far ahead than the actual renewal that took place later on. Among them were Commenius‚ Condorcet‚ Rousseau‚ Pestalozzi‚ Froebel‚ Dewey‚ Drecoly‚ Montessori and Freinet. 1. Johann Amos Commenius -“Father of Modern Education” Most permanent educational
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Education‚ History of I INTRODUCTION Education‚ History of‚ theories‚ methods‚ and administration of schools and other agencies of information from ancient times to the present. Education developed from the human struggle for survival and enlightenment. It may be formal or informal. Informal education refers to the general social process by which human beings acquire the knowledge and skills needed to function in their culture. Formal education refers to the process by which teachers instruct
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Foundations for learner-centered education: a knowledge base. Kenneth T. Henson Published in the Journal Education. 124.1 (Fall 2003): 5(12). Downloaded from:Educator’s Reference Complete. Gale. Daniel Library‚ The Citadel. 22 July 2009 Learner-Centered Education: A Definition * The Citadel has for its conceptual framework Learner-Centered education. This is a fluid theoretical model which is subject to change‚ and‚ indeed‚ does continuously change as the faculty continues to redefine this
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