Critical Science and the History of Child Development's Influence on Early Education Research

The disciplinary and institutional history of early childhood education are explored in an effort to explain the continuing lack of acceptance of critical science perspectives in the field. The costs of the field's continued reliance on psychological or child development perspectives are discus...

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Published inEarly Education and Development Vol. 2; no. 2; p. 95
Main Author Bloch, Marianne N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1991
Subjects
Child Development
Critical Theory
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Educational Research
Educational Sociology
Historical Background
Social History
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Summary:The disciplinary and institutional history of early childhood education are explored in an effort to explain the continuing lack of acceptance of critical science perspectives in the field. The costs of the field's continued reliance on psychological or child development perspectives are discussed. (LB)
ISSN:1040-8289