The Spirit of the Times in Childhood Education. The First Evangeline Burgess Memorial Lecture.

Autor/in	Senn, Milton J. E.
Institution	Pacific Oaks Coll. and Children's School, Pasadena, CA.
Titel	The Spirit of the Times in Childhood Education. The First Evangeline Burgess Memorial Lecture.
Quelle	(1968), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Development; Disadvantaged; Early Childhood Education; Educational Attitudes; Educational Objectives; Educational Philosophy; Educational Responsibility; Educational Theories; Intellectual Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kognitive Entwicklung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Erziehungsverantwortung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung
Abstract	Education of the child, including preschool education, has been and still is a topic of great concern to many people. Translation of this concern into constructive programs for early childhood education is a profound problem, one that is debated often and emotionally. There is a dichotomy between those who favor educational practices based on concepts of the child in terms of his whole emotional-cognitive development and those who favor a narrower approach aimed specifically at developing certain skills measurable by intelligence tests. Evangeline Burgess and the Pacific Oaks College and Children's School fall close to the former class; the Bereiter-Engelmann program, close to the latter. There are also debates on the merit of Piaget's ideas on the relationship of early experience and cognitive development. There is concern for the need to understand the quality and quantity of stimulation most beneficial to intellectual development. This includes the debate over the value of such projects as Head Start and the importance of employing teachers who can do the job intended by the educational program involved. Often neglected by educational program planners is the clear definition of their educational goals--whether they would or should emphasize intelligence and narrow skills or intellect and understanding. (WD)
Anmerkungen	Pacific Oaks College, 714 W. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91105 ($1.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01