Understanding Child Development: For Adults Who Work With Young Children - Softcover

Rosalind Charlesworth .

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0827327862 ISBN 13: 9780827327863

Publisher: Delmar, 1987

Synopsis

Designed for teachers in training and teachers in service whose major interest is in the development of the pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and primary child. For students, it introduces the unique qualities of the young child as distinguished from the older child. For in service teachers, the text offers an opportunity to evaluate their views of the young child and compare them with the views presented in the text. In each section of the book, critical social and cultural factors are related to development as well as the roles of play, technology and the atypical child.

About this title

About the Author

Rosalind Charlesworth, Ph.D., is professor emerita and retired department chair in the Department of Child and Family Studies at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. During her tenure at Weber State University, she worked with the faculty of the Department of Teacher Education to develop continuity from preprimary to primary school in the program for students in the early childhood education licensure program. She also contributed as a guest presenter in the Elementary Mathematics Methods class. Dr. Charlesworth is known for her contributions to research on early childhood teachers' beliefs and practices. She taught courses in early education and child development at other universities before joining the faculty at Weber State University. In 1999, she was the co-recipient of the NAECTE/Allyn & Bacon Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator award. In 2014 she received the Legacy Award from the WSU Child and Family Studies Department in recognition of her contributions to early childhood education. Dr. Charlesworth has provided service to the field through active involvement in professional organizations and is currently on the editorial board of the Early Childhood Education Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0827327862
• ISBN 13: 9780827327863
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 609