Science Education during Early Childhood A Cultural-Historical Perspective /

• Main Authors: Roth, Wolff-Michael (Author), Goulart, Maria Inês Mafra (Author), Plakitsi, Katerina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 6
• Subjects: Education.; Science education.; Child development.; Science Education.; Childhood Education.; Learning & Instruction.

Children’s learning and understanding of science during their pre-school years has been a neglected topic in the education literature—something this volume aims to redress. Paradigmatic notions of science education, with their focus on biologically governed development and age-specific accession to...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• 1. Learning, Development, and Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
• PART I: THE BEGINNINGS OF HIGHER ORDER PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
• 2. The Origins of Reading – Science Texts
• 3. The Genesis of Conceptual Categories
• PART II: RETHINKING YOUNG CHILDREN’S ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE
• 4. Engaging Children in Collective Curriculum Design
• 5. Margin|Center
• 6. Darkness|Light
• PART III: TEACHER PREPARATION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
• 7. Creating the Potential for Learning in Early Childhood Education
• 8. Preparing Teachers for Early Childhood Science Teaching
• 9. Magnifying Effects with LIGHT
• Epilogue
•   10. Valuing Children’s Early Science Experiences
• References
• Index.