A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom

Dan Gartrell

ISBN 10: 0766830152 / ISBN 13: 9780766830158

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766830152
• ISBN 13: 9780766830158
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Laying the basis for the guidance approach, this edition links the well respected and innovative theories about child development and developmentally appropriate practice with principles and practices of guidance for the preschool through primary grade age group. Appropriate for intermediate and advanced coursework in two and four-year programs, this book places an increased emphasis on democratic life skills as the primary outcome in the use of guidance. Each chapter includes a section on building and maintaining parent-teacher relationships from a guidance perspective, and numerous anecdotes allow students to observe the balance between research and application in validating the guidance approach. The text also examines the connection between societal violence and mistaken behavior in the classroom, and provides new information on bullying. Developing the concept of liberation teaching as the guidance response to societal violence, it shows how liberation teaching can be used to prevent stigmas and build resiliency in vulnerable children. Key terms, chapter summaries, recommended readings, application and What You Can Do activities give students abundant opportunities to expand and use their knowledge. The appendices offer helpful references, guidance tools, and resources for parent involvement. An instructorĘs manual and online resource are also available.

About the Author

Dan Gartrell (Ph.D., University of North Dakota) is Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education and Director of the Child Development Training Program at Bemidji State University in Minnesota. As a teacher, CDA trainer, and student teaching supervisor, Dr. Gartrell has been working with students in early childhood for more than 30 years. His articles have been published in Young Children and the Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In addition, he has been a presenter at more than 200 workshops, training sessions, and keynote sessions on guidance in early childhood education in eight states, Germany, and Mexico.