Early Childhood Education: An International Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Early Childhood Education: A Synoptic View....Pages 1-13
Toward Solutions for Problems of Early Childhood Education....Pages 15-55
Towards Education of a New Generation: Some Thoughts....Pages 57-64
Experimental and Observational Studies of Preschool Children’s Memory....Pages 65-78
Development of Children’s Moral Deliberations: Implications for Early Childhood Education....Pages 79-89
Young Children’s Differential Perceptions of Their Parents....Pages 91-112
Some Dimensions of Creativity in Young Children....Pages 113-117
Auditory Attending Skills....Pages 119-128
Helping Others Learn to Teach: Some Principles and Techniques for Inservice Educators....Pages 129-139
An Attempt to Bridge the Gap between Theory and Practice in Early Childhood Teacher Education....Pages 141-149
The Early Childhood Training Course for Bedouin Educators....Pages 151-154
Some Factors Affecting Teacher Behavior and Pupil Performance....Pages 155-166
How One City got Parents Involved....Pages 167-185
Learning in the Family Context: Research on Parents’ Perceptions of Their Role as Educators of Young Children....Pages 187-195
Effects of a Home Intervention Program on Maternal Language....Pages 197-208
Parents’ Goals and Preschool Education....Pages 209-214
HIPPY: A Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters....Pages 215-221
The Parent as Partner in the Educational Advancement of Preschool-Age Children....Pages 223-252
Maternal Influences in the Formation of Sex Identity and Gender Role Designation among Differently Sexed Twins, Triplets and Quadruplets....Pages 253-261
Parent-School Cooperation in a Changing Society: Teachers’ Learning from Disadvantaged Parents....Pages 263-269
Arithmetic Disabilities: The Relation Between Arithmetic and Some Psychological Abilities—A Reanalysis....Pages 271-281
Why Some Children Don’t Conserve: Implications for Early Childhood Education....Pages 283-296
Comprehension of “Before” and “After” by the Young Child....Pages 297-304
Effects of Training on the Divergent Thinking Ability of Kindergarten Children....Pages 305-310
Studies in Pretense Play and the Conservation of Quantity....Pages 311-315
The Relationship between the Development of a Peer Social System and Attachment....Pages 317-326
An Exploratory Study of Problem Solving in the Natural Habitat....Pages 327-331
An International and Comparative Study of Children’s Play Space Requirements in Residential Environments....Pages 333-343
The Froebelian Kindergarten as an International Movement....Pages 345-349
Early Childhood Education in the Kibbutz....Pages 351-355
The Structure of Children’s Activities: A Report on the Work of the Study Centre for Children’s Activities....Pages 357-359
A Demonstration Program for Campus Infant Care....Pages 361-369
Dialogical Approach Applied to Non-Formal Education in Poor Areas of Underdeveloped Countries....Pages 371-375
A Contribution to the Evaluation and Design of Non-Formal Preschool Programs in Marginal Communities....Pages 377-389
Changes in Affective Perceptions with Changes in Academic Achievement: A Preliminary Study of Three Twelve-Year-Old Boys....Pages 391-398
A Unique Blending of Technology and Education Using the Self-Controlled Interactive Learning Systems (SCILS) in an On-Going Early Childhood Program....Pages 399-404
The Self Controlled Interaction Learning Systems (SCILS): A Communication Model of Learning....Pages 405-424
Suggestions for Improving Kindergarten Education in the Arabic Sector....Pages 425-427
Cognitive Performance of Kindergarten Children When Tested by Parents and Strangers....Pages 429-440
Beyond Early Identification of Children’s Abilities and Disabilities....Pages 441-448
The Bar-Ilan Picture Test: A Semi-Projective Technique for Diagnosing Problems Related to the Educational Environment in Elementary School....Pages 449-455
Teacher Evaluation in Early Childhood Education: Application of a Model....Pages 457-467
Lasting Effects After Preschool....Pages 469-481
Selected Attitudes of Teachers and Student Perceptions of Instruction at the Primary Level....Pages 483-503
A Field-Based Approach to the Validation of Behavioral Competencies for Young Children....Pages 505-512
Current Issues in the Evaluation of Early childhood programs....Pages 513-521
Back Matter....Pages 523-535