Overview
- Reasserts the significance of the human element in the experiences of young children and their families
- Addresses the conflict between philosophy and reality faced by many contemporary early childhood educators to emphasize the cognitive domain at the expense of socio-emotional considerations
- Unique in its focus on the influence of interpersonal relationships and human interaction as the foundation for young children’s development and learning
- Represents a call for more balanced perspectives on what it means to teach and learn with young children from birth through age eight
Part of the book series: Educating the Young Child (EDYC, volume 1)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Relationships in Child Care and School Settings
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Mary Renck Jalongo is a teacher, writer and editor. As a classroom teacher, she taught preschool, first grade and second grade, worked with children and families of migrant farm workers, and taught in the laboratory preschool at the University of Toledo. Currently she is a professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she earned the university-wide award for outstanding teaching and is the Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Curriculum and Instruction. As a writer, Dr. Jalongo has authored and edited more than 25 books, many of them textbooks in the field of early childhood education, such as Early Childhood Language Arts (4th ed. Allyn & Bacon) and Creative Thinking and Arts-Based Learning (4th ed. Merrill/Prentice Hall), Exploring Your Role: An Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3rd ed., Merrill/Prentice Hall) and Major Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education: Challenges, Controversies, and Insights (2nd ed. Teachers College Press). Recent publications include the second edition of a book for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Young Children and Picture Books; a Teachers College Press book, Planning for Learning: Collaborative Approaches to Lesson Design and Review; and an edited book for the Association for Childhood Education International, The World’s Children and Their Companion Animals: Developmental and Educational Significance of the Child/Pet Bond. Additionally, she has earned three national awards for excellence in writing and numerous teaching awards. Dr. Jalongo has been the editor-in-chief of the Springer international publication, Early Childhood Education Journal, for twelve years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Enduring Bonds
Book Subtitle: The Significance of Interpersonal Relationships in Young Children's Lives
Editors: Mary Renck Jalongo
Series Title: Educating the Young Child
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74525-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-74524-4Published: 19 November 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-75937-1Published: 20 May 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-74525-1Published: 24 November 2007
Series ISSN: 2543-0610
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0629
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 213
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Early Childhood Education, Sociology of Education, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Educational Philosophy, Teaching and Teacher Education