EAN: 9783319424286

SERVICE LEARNING AS PEDAGOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD...

This book presents the most recent theory  research  and practice on service learning as it
relates to early childhood education. It describes several service learning programs  many of
which were developed to better prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in
today's early childhood classrooms  including class size  ever-changing technology  diversity 
high-stakes testing  parental involvement (or the lack thereof)  and shrinking budgets. The
book shares stories of positive outcomes from pre-service teachers who  having participated in
service-learning programs  report a shift in their attitudes and beliefs including an increased
empathy for others  a heightened sensitivity to student differences  more democratic values 
and a greater commitment to teaching. In addition  the book examines the effects of service
learning and positive outcomes for children and teacher educators as well.Schools today face an
increasing number of language learners  the mainstreaming of special population students  and
working with a standards-driven curriculum. All of these present new challenges for teachers as
they attempt to meet their students' educational needs. As a result of this new classroom
environment  and the educational needs they present  teacher educators must now seek different
approaches to prepare prospective teachers to meet these needs because the traditional
approaches to teacher preparation  such as coursework independent of fieldwork  are no longer
effective in equipping teachers to address these issues. This book examines in detail the new
approach of service learning.

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