Talk:Early childhood education

Job possibilities

I do not understand the "Job possibilities" section, still less why it appears twice. Children under 9 are not allowed jobs in most of the world, so who does this apply to? Is this their eventual possible job? If so, why choose these ones.

(Now fixed) Notinasnaid 18:39, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I suppose that was cleaned up... because now it clearly refers to job possibilites for adults who have gone through an education in early childhood. I found that section rather helpful and unique, as I am in a grad program for early childhood. I do have some constructive criticism however... This page clearly needs more intra-wiki links to relevant pages on theorists, approaches to early childhood, and links to current topics in the field. here are some rough suggestions

Piaget - stages of cognitive development Vygotsky - importance of socialization, zone of proximal development Howard Gardner - Multiple intelligence theory Froebel - kindergarten Cognitive Science play kindergarten anti-bias curriclum child protection services parenting infants, crying toddlers, walking preschool nursery school Head Start Universal Pre-K Montessori British Infant Schools special education etc

-Sean Fredrick Keane

Needs Serious Editing, should be tagged as needing cleanup: Uncited Theories, Editorial, Inappropriate Tone

I don't have the expertise to edit the substantive content here, so I don't know what I could delete. Too many places seem to have theories that are not cited as objective findings of reliable research. Much seems that it could be pop psychology theory without any likely solid support. The entire "CONCERNS" section seems like it should be removed if it is not overhauled.

For example, this does not seem appropriate:

"There are 5 mainly different developmental domains...They are easily referred to as the SPICE of life:" 1) Who is asserting this? Is this the author of the article asserting this as fact? If this is supportable, there should be a cite. 2) The "SPICE of life" as a mnemonic acronym is not appropriate content for an encyclopedic entry under most circumstances.

"Infants and toddlers experience life more holistically than any other age group."

   This sounds nice.  But what support is there for this?  How do we know that they don't experience life as holistically as every other age group?  How do we know senior citizens don't experience life more holisitically?  This seems unsupportable as a statement of fact.

"Early childhood education is also incorrectly referred to by many as 'babysitting'."

   By whom?  Who is it that needs to be disabused of this misconception?  

"...many do not seem to understand the importance of educating young children."

   This seems like op/ed material, not encyclopedia entry.

"Much of the first two years of life are spent in the creation of a child's first 'sense of self' or the building of a first identity."

   Again, where is this from?  This "sense of self" seems like a pop psychology buzz word.

Early Childhood Education And Technology Pradeep.aradhya (talk) 14:19, 12 April 2011 (UTC)pradeep.aradhya

I would like to propose an additional section to this page to do with how technology is used in Early Childhood Education. While the subjective nature of the page is still in question, efforts to educate young children are real enough. An unbiased view with examples on how it is being done, particularly with technology would be very useful. What is a good course of action on this?

Numerous claims without evidence

The main issue I've found in this article is an abundance of uncited claims:

"Unlike other areas of education, early childhood care and education (ECCE) places strong emphasis on developing the whole child – attending to his or her social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs – in order to establish a solid and broad foundation for lifelong learning and well-being." Maybe a comparison with other areas of education would be useful here, or at least a source confirming the validity of this holistic approach.

"Early childhood attachment processes that occurs during early childhood years 0–2 years of age, can be influential to future education. With proper guidance and exploration children begin to become more comfortable with their environment, if they have that steady relationship to guide them. Parents who are consistent with response times, and emotions will properly make this attachment early on. If this attachment is not made, there can be detrimental effects on the child in their future relationships and independence." These effects of childhood education need a source as well as some examples of what these "detrimental effects" are.

"Many oppose the theory of learning through play because they think children are not gaining new knowledge. In reality, play is the first way children learn to make sense of the world at a young age." This sounds more fitting for a persuasive essay. Again, a source is needed to back up claims.

Most of the issues found were in the "Early childhood care and education as a holistic and multisectoral service" section. I couldn't find sources for these claims and don't want to erase the whole section, but much cleanup is needed.

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Update

Updating and adding Erik Erikson to the notable early childhood educators section. MadisonLindke (talk) 22:15, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

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