Early Childhood Education Today: AND Ethics in Early Care and Education

The new edition of the best selling text in Introduction to Early Childhood Education continues to set the standard for contemporary early childhood practices. This text does an excellent job of presenting broad, foundational content on current issues influencing early childhood education today. Renowned for its clear, student-friendly approach, readability, engaging style, coverage of issues, and focus on professionalism, the text provides a straight-forward presentation of the early childhood field with many practical examples and authentic voices of classroom teachers. Its strong coverage of development in the age specific chapters and its emphasis on diversity make it the text for all teacher preparation programs. It provides a comprehensive coverage of families, diversity, children with special needs, history, theories, and diverse programs, technology, and professionalism that most courses require.