Theories of Childhood, Revised and Expanded Third Edition - 3rd Edition by Carol Garhart Mooney & Erin Mooney Martin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Understand theories of childhood to make your days with children smoother, your job easier, and your program stronger.

This best-selling resource provides clear, straightforward introductions to the foundational theories of John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, and Janice E. Hale, as well as discussion of attachment theory. Each chapter highlights a theorist's work and includes insight on how the theory impacts teaching young children today. Discussion questions and suggested readings are included to help you gain an understanding of what it means to apply each theory to your work with children.Theories of Childhood, Third Edition, builds the bridge between theory and best practices in early childhood education to support your genuine enjoyment with children by helping you understand more about the ways they grow and learn.

About the Author

Carol Garhart Mooney has been an early childhood educator for more than forty years. She is the author of Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky; Theories of Attachment: An Introduction to Bowlby, Ainsworth, Gerber, Brazelton, Kennell, and Klaus; and Use Your Words: How Teacher Talk Helps Children Learn. Carol has received the Distinguished Faculty Award for teaching at Granite State College, and was twice named Early Educator of the year. She won NH Press Woman's Awards for Family Pages writing and is a past president of NHAEYC. She lives in Dover, New Hampshire.

Erin Mooney Martin holds a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Plymouth State University. She spends her days teaching high school art and instructs college level classes at night, focusing on the subject areas of educational leadership and research methods. Coming from a long line of educators, Erin has used her passion in the field by teaching several different grade levels, content areas, and researching teacher empowerment and retention.