EDU 7735 — Approaches to Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
3 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Explores the ways in which curriculum is constructed and enacted in early childhood education. Highlights several approaches to curriculum including (but not limited to) Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, Te Whãriki, HighScope, and developmentally appropriate practice. Explores each approach's connections to social justice and antibias curriculum, as well as participants’ role as change agent and scholar-practitioner. Studies the role of leadership in early childhood education and its connection to change agency.