Concepts for Care: 20 Essays on Infant/Toddler Development and Learning

ISBN 10: 0914409395 / ISBN 13: 9780914409397

Published by WestEd, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concepts for Care: 20 Essays on Infant/Toddler Development and Learning
• Publisher: WestEd
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0914409395
• ISBN 13: 9780914409397
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Leading experts in infant/toddler development have contributed succinct essays drawn from research, theory, clinical case studies, and carefully documented practice. Each essay represents current thinking in the field of infant/toddler development and care. Individually and as a collection, the essays provide a springboard for reflection, discussion, and further exploration, especially for infant/toddler professionals seeking to enhance their programs and for students in the early care and education field.

About the Author

Dr. Ronald Lally and Dr. Peter Mangione are national experts on early childhood development and Co-Directors of the Center for Child and Family Studies at WestEd. They also share the leadership of the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), a collaboration between the California Department of Education and WestEd. Dr. Lally holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Florida and a postdoctoral certificate of Infant Testing from the Child Development Research Centre in London. He directed the Syracuse University Family Development Research Program. Dr. Mangione was a doctoral fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry in Munich, Germany, where he specialized in infant development and the use of video technology to study social behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in education and human development from the University of Rochester. Deborah Greenwald spent 12 years as an infant and toddler caregiver in a variety of center-based settings and currently trains adults in high-quality infant/toddler group care. She holds a B.A. in Child Development from Humboldt State University and an M.A. in Human Development with an emphasis on working with infants and toddlers from Pacific Oaks College. She is a certified Associate of Magda Gerber s Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), has taught parent-infant guidance classes with Magda at RIE, and is a certified Montessori Infant Toddler Teacher. She is currently a faculty member for the Program for Infant/Toddler Care Training of Trainers Institutes.