Beschreibung:
The book is divided into three parts. In Part I, basic conceptual and theoretical issues concerning communication and metacommunication are presented. Part II continues the coverage with the issues of communication and metacommunication. Part III provides further conceptual and theoretical elaborations on the phenomena..
Foreword. Introduction: The Early Childhood Environment: An Exploration of Gender Issues. Janice Koch and Beverly Irby. The Power of Play: Gender Issues in Early Childhood Education. Doris Pronin Fromberg. Gender Issues: Focusing on the Importance of Early Care and Education Programs in Center-Based Settings. Elizabeth Plaster and Pam Schiller. Gender, Authority, and Montessori: Early 'Childhood Teachers' Choices of Interactional and Disciplinary Styles. Gay Wilgus. Prekindergarten Bilingual Montessori Education: A Gendered Perspective. Beverly J. Irby, Linda Rodriguez, and Rafael Lara-Alecio. Managing Dilemmas: Uncovering Moral and Intellectual Dimensions of Life in a Reggio Emilia Classroom. Alexandra Miletta. Early Mathematics: Learning in the Block Center. Barbara Polnick and Carole Funk. Science Education and Gender: The Early Years. Linda Plevyak. The Role of Educators in Communicating Gender Equity to Parents. Laverne Warner and John Barerra. Gender Equity in Early Childhood Assessment. Genevieve Brown, Beverly J. Irby, and LingLing Yang. Trajectory from Bullying to School Violence: A Gender Perspective. Rebecca A. Robles-Pina and Carrie H. Butler. Emergent Leadership Through Mentoring in Early Childhood Education. Lee Turner-Mueke.