The Kindergarten: A Retrospective and Contemporary View.

Autor/in	Spodek, Bernard
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, IL.
Titel	The Kindergarten: A Retrospective and Contemporary View.
Quelle	(1981), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Child Development; Curriculum Development; Early Childhood Education; Educational Change; Educational Development; Educational History; Educational Practices; Educational Theories; Kindergarten; Progressive Education; Teacher Education; Testing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsreform; Bildungsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungspraxis; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Reformpädagogik; Progressive Erziehung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	Changes in kindergarten education in the United States from its inception to the present and reasons for the historical changes are explored. Froebel's approach to kindergarten education is described and the introduction of kindergarten programs in the United States by various sponsors such as the Women's Temperance Union, churches, and settlement houses is depicted. Programmatic change from Froebel's theologically oriented rationale to the concepts and practices of progressive education to the prescriptive kindergarten programs of the present as well as changes in the number of children attending kindergarten are delineated. Subsequently, continuities and discontinuities in curriculum development are identified and changes in developmental theories used to justify early childhood education are pointed out. Concluding sections discuss pressures for early instruction in academic skills, the increased use of standardized tests to assess kindergarten achievement, and the presently inadequate preparation of kindergarten teachers. Suggestions are made for influencing future directions of kindergarten education. (Author/RH)
Anmerkungen	Ablex Publishing Corporation, 355 Chestnut Street, Norwood, NJ 07648 (Contact publisher for price).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01