Publications by Early Childhood Research & PracticeResent articles by the "Early Childhood Research & Practice" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:13:40 GMT360Free Online Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 "Unintended consequences"--a life in early childhood education: an interview with Bernard Spodek.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%22Unintended+consequences%22--a+life+in+early+childhood+education%3a+an...-a0200919479The following interview with Dr. Bernard Spodek is the first of what we anticipate will be a regular feature of Early Childhood Research & Practice--conversations with individuals whose work has been influential among those concerned with the education, care, and well-being of young children. We hope to take full advantage of the affordances of online publishing, incorporating video and...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Teachers' views of the efficacy of incorporating the project approach into classroom practice with diverse learners.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Teachers'+views+of+the+efficacy+of+incorporating+the+project+approach...-a0200919478Introduction

In this paper, we address a set of findings from a larger study of professional development for teachers who use or plan to use the Project Approach. The Project Approach is considered by many to have particular value when it is used in combination with comprehensive curricula such as The Creative Curriculum for Preschool (Dodge, Colker, & Heroman, 2002) or High Scope...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Quality support infrastructure in early childhood: still (mostly) missing.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Quality+support+infrastructure+in+early+childhood%3a+still+(mostly)...-a0200919477Introduction

In 2000, Early Childhood Research & Practice published an article by James Gallagher and Richard Clifford of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, titled "The Missing Support Infrastructure in Early Childhood." The authors outlined the full range of functions that support high-quality care and education for young...]]>