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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara Wasik , Samuel L. Odom , James B. HuntPublisher: Brookes Publishing Co Imprint: Brookes Publishing Co Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.10cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781681252766ISBN 10: 1681252767 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 30 May 2019 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAbout the Editors About the Contributors Foreword Hon. James B. Hunt, Jr. Preface Dedication SECTION I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Chapter 1: Children and Their Families: Early Roots Barbara Hanna Wasik and Donna Bryant Chapter 2: Early Childhood Research in a Globalized Society: Accounting for Demographic Shifts and Changes Iheoma U. Iruka SECTION II. THEME A: RACE, ETHNICITY, LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY Chapter 3: African American Boys in Early Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Diversity Oscar Barbarin Chapter 4: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Knowledge Utilization in ECE Linda M. Espinosa and Marlene Zepeda Chapter 5: Programs, Practices, and Policies Affecting Diverse Children and Families Barbara Bowman Chapter 6: Reflections on Race, Ethnicity, Linguistic, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Diversity Natasha Cabrera, Nicole Gardner-Neblett and Iheoma Iruka SECTION III. THEME B: EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION Chapter 7: The Abecedarian Approach to Full Development in Early Childhood Craig T. Ramey Chapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Using Knowledge to Inform and Improve Early Care and Education Marilou Hyson Chapter 9: Stuck in Place: A Brief History of Early Childhood Education: Policy and Prospects for Expansion Ron Haskins Chapter 10: From Research to Effective Policy and Practice in Early Care and Education: Lessons from Frank Porter Graham’s 50 Years of Research W.S. Barnett SECTION IV. THEME C: Children with Disabilities and Their Families Chapter 11: Fifty Years of Research on Children with Disabilities and their Families: From Changing Behaviors to Transforming Lives Judith J. Carta and Patricia Snyder Chapter 12: The Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Workforce: Professional Development Issues and Future Directions Pam Winton Chapter 13: Disability Law and Policy: Core Concepts and the Ethical Principles of Family, Dignity and Community Rud Turnbull Chapter 14: Looking Forward: Research and Practice in Programs for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Their Families Samuel L Odom SECTION V. Fifty Years of Progress and Future Directions Chapter 15: Fifty Years of Progress and Future Directions Barbara Hanna Wasik and Mary Ruth Coleman IndexReviewsThis book thoughtfully and thoroughly encapsulates the remarkable history of early childhood research during the past 50 years, with special attention to the prominent contributions by researchers at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. We now have a solid understanding of the importance of the early years and the environments needed to promote healthy development. Kudos to the authors for an outstanding summary of the current state of knowledge and their insightful comments of the work that remains to be done if society is to assure that children benefit from what we know to be true! --Don Baily, Ph.D. """This book thoughtfully and thoroughly encapsulates the remarkable history of early childhood research during the past 50 years, with special attention to the prominent contributions by researchers at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. We now have a solid understanding of the importance of the early years and the environments needed to promote healthy development. Kudos to the authors for an outstanding summary of the current state of knowledge and their insightful comments of the work that remains to be done if society is to assure that children benefit from what we know to be true!"" --Don Baily, Ph.D." Author InformationSamuel L. Odom is Director of the Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute and Professor of Education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to his work at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Odom previously served in faculty positions at Indiana University and Peabody College/Vanderbilt University. Dr. Odom received a master's degree in special education in 1976 and an educational specialist degree in educational psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1979. He earned his doctorate in 1982 in education and human development from the University of Washington. Throughout his career, Dr. Odom has held positions as a preschool teacher, student teaching supervisor, program coordinator, teacher educator, and researcher. He has written many articles and chapters about programs for young children and their families and has served as the co-editor of five books on early childhood special education. Dr. Odom is an associate editor for Exceptional Children and is on the editorial board of Journal of Early Intervention, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and Early Childhood Research Quarterly. He received the Special Education Outstanding Research Award from the American Educational Research Association Special Education Special Interest Group in 1999, the Merle Karnes Contribution to the Field Award from the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in 2001, and the Outstanding Special Education Research Award from CEC in 2007. Dr. Odom's research interests include interventions and teaching approaches that promote social competence of young children, effective intervention approaches for children with autism, and early childhood curricula that promote children's school success. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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