Experimenting with the World: John Dewey and the Early Childhood ClassroomHarriet K. Cuffaro offers a detailed account of how the educational philosophy of John Dewey may be translated into the everyday life of the classroom. Particular attention is given to "learning from experience" -- a fundamental concept in early education -- and the complexities involved in experiential learning. |
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Contents
A Teachers Perspective | 1 |
The Social Individual | 30 |
Children and the Curriculum | 45 |
Variety and Continuity | 55 |
Experiencing Self and World | 68 |
The Drama of Island Life | 85 |
Challenge and Commitment | 98 |
| 113 | |
About the Author 123 | |
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| Title | Experimenting with the World: John Dewey and the Early Childhood Classroom Early childhood education series Yearbook in Early Childhood Education |
| Author | Harriet K. Cuffaro |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Teachers College Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0807733717, 9780807733714 |
| Length | 125 pages |
| Subjects | › Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects Education / Preschool & Kindergarten |
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