Learning theories in childhood /
Focusing on the early philosophies of learning and key behavioural, cognitive, and social theorists, including Locke, Rousseau, Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner and Bruner, this popular book provides a comprehensive overview of children's learning.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
SAGE,
c2015.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. An introduction to learning theories
- 2. The developmental processes underpinning learning : the role of theory and philosophy
- The developing brain
- Definitions of learning
- Learning styles
- Unpacking philosophy and theory
- Philosophy and learning
- Understanding theory
- 3. The founding fathers and philosophies of learning
- John Locke and the empiricists
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the essence of being born "good"
- Friedrich Froebel and the emergence of the kindergarten
- John Dewey and the debate around child-centered education
- Maria Montessori and the nature of children
- Rudolf Steiner and Steiner Waldorf schools
- Rachel and Margaret McMillan and the founding of the Nursery School Movement
- 4. Classical and operant conditioning : the early years experience
- Pavlov and classical conditioning
- Watson and behaviourism
- Learning through trial and error
- Behaviour has consequences
- Enhancing motivation
- 5. Piaget, learning and cognitive constructivism
- Stages of development
- Sensorimotor state (0-2 years)
- Pre-operational stage (2-7 years)
- Concrete operational stage (7-11 years)
- Formal operational stage (11-15 years)
- Schema formation
- Criticism of Piaget's theory
- Piaget in the early years setting
- 6. Vygotsky : learning in a social matrix
- Vygotsky and social constructivism
- Culture and society
- Developing language and thought
- Play, creativity and thought
- The zone of proximal development : walking "a head taller"
- Peer collaboration
- Criticisms of Vygotsky
- Vygotsky in action
- Golden Key Schools
- 7. Bandura, Bronfenbrenner and social learning
- Bandura's social learning theory
- Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems model
- 8. Bruner and discovery learning/constructivism
- Burner in context
- What do we mean by learning
- How children represent the world
- The importance of language
- Bruner's views on education
- Connecting with Bruner in the 21st century
- 9. New perspectives : childhood studies
- The evolution of a new theoretical paradigm
- Methods and methodologies
- Giving voice to the child
- Criticisms of the new social studies of childhood
- 10. Theory in practice : learning and the reflective practitioner
- Becoming a reflective practitioner
- Developing young learners
- Creating effective learning environments
- Putting theory into practice
- 11. The changing nature of learning
- Childhood in the 21st century
- Changing landscapes in the early years
- Changing landscapes in the primary years
- Emerging literacies
- How play and children's interests are changing and impacting upon learning
- Glossary.