Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky

by Carol Garhart Mooney

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A look at the ideas of five educational theorists in relation to early childhood care. An easy-to-learn overview of the theorist opens each chapter. The author then distills the theorists' work to reveal how it relates to child care and children.

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Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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3 out of 5 stars

Not an academic book, 2008-03-25
I was looking for something more meaty and this book is written on an 8th grade reading level, which gives me little faith in it's target audience - day care employees. That being said, its a decent overview of the theorists and can be read in one Sunday afternoon. Kind of like a 'Day Care for Dummies.' You'll know roughly when the scholars lived and a very general outline of their ideas. Perfect for a teen or middle-schooler who baby sits and has some intellectual curiosity about what's going on in the mind of her neighbor's rug rats. Great for a new mom that is not a huge reader. But not an academic book.

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2 out of 5 stars

very brief overview of topics, 2008-03-06
little of practical value. gives high level overview of concepts but evidence supporting their effectiveness is not substantiated, and methods for applying them are few.

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5 out of 5 stars

Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky , 2008-02-13
Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky
I read this book as part of a class, but I found it very interesting and it held my attention well.

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2 out of 5 stars

Extremely cursory overview, 2007-09-13
This is basically a pamphlet. Wikipedia probably has longer entries for each of the theorists/practitioners covered here than each chapter of this book. It is an informative introduction, but if you want anything more than a cursory overview, go elsewhere. And even if that is all you want, might as well save your $ and look the people up on Wikipedia instead.

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3 out of 5 stars

Theories of Childhood: An introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget and Vygotsky, 2006-11-07
This book is a concise review of the theories of each of the men listed in the title. It is most appropriate for college students. It is too elementary for graduate psychology or psychiatry students, who would like a more in-depth presentation of their ideas.

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