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Scientific Influences on Early Childhood Education: From Diverse Perspectives to Common Practices

Characterizing the Scientific Influences on Early Childhood Education What is Science?History of Early Childhood Scientific Thought The Evolution of Early Childhood Education Developing Scientific Perspectives of Early Childhood Education References Systems Science and Its Impact on Early Childhood Education and Care I - Background and Organizational Context Introduction Intent and Organization II - Systems, Systems Theory, and the Emergence of Systems Science Defining Systems The Scientific Roots of Systems Science Distinguishing Scientific Thinking, Theory, and Fields The Evolution of Scientific Thinking, Theory, and Fields The Evolution of Systems Thinking, Theory, and Fields III - Systems Science: Parameters and Partner Theories Parameters of Systems Science Universal Applicability Synergistic Interrelations Environmental Interactions Multiple Purposes Normative Change and Complexity Partner Theoretical Frameworks Functionalist Theory Neo-institutional Theory General Organizational Theory Network Theory IV - The Evolution of Systems Science in ECEC The Rationale for Systems Science in ECEC Enacting a Systems Orientation: The Formative Years Early Action in the Private Sector Early Action in the Public Sector Enacting a Systems Orientation: Recent Efforts in the Field Recent ECEC Systems Work in the Private Sector Recent ECEC Systems Efforts in the Public Sector Theorizing ECEC Systems: Recent Advances and Pressing Needs Recent Advances in ECEC Systems Thinking Pressing Needs in ECEC Systems Thinking Increasing Demands for and Efforts to Evaluate ECEC Systems Work The Emergence of "Theory of Change" Efforts to Render a Cogent Methodology to Such Evaluations A Re-clarification of the Need for and Content of Systemic Outputs/Outcomes V - The Effects and Future of Systems Science in ECEC The Effects of ECEC Systems WorlcSerendipity in Action ECEC Systems Science and Theory ECEC Systems Science and Practice The Future of ECEC Systems Work Advancing Conceptualization of a System Using the Past to Guide Future ECEC Systems Work Quirky, But Essential, ECEC Systems Science References Policy and Political Influences on Early Childhood Education The Trajectory of Scientific Thinking Psychology Intelligence: From Fixed to Malleable Neuroscience and Epigenetics: The Developing Brain Needs Nurturing Relationships and Positive Experiences Economics: Investments in ЕСЕ Can Lead to Significant Returns Influence of Science on Public Policy Related to the Early Childhood Education Head Start: Inspired by Research; The Catalyst for a New Research Base Research on Head Start: Is the Program Effective?Policymakers Call for Program Accountability Head Start Policy Fuels More Research: The National Reporting System Child Care: Influence of Research Crew Over Time Research Influence: Does Child Care Quality Explain Variation in Child Outcomes?State-funded Preschool Programs Preschool Rationale and Research on Long-Term Outcomes Influence of Research: Child Outcomes and Program Quality Conclusion References Bioecological Systems Influences on Early Childhood Education Introduction Biographical Background I: The Evolution of the Bioecological Model of Human Development Phase 1: The Ecology of Human Development (1973-1979)Phase 2: Ecological Systems Theory (1983-1993)Phase 3: Bioecological Theory (1993-2006)ll: The PPCT Model Proximal Processes Person Characteristics Demand Resource Force Context Microsystem Mesosystem Exosystem Macrosystem Time Conclusion References The Impact of Psychological Sciences on Early Childhood Education: Developmental Influences Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)Freud's Four Models of the Personality The Dynamic Model The Developmental Model The Structural Model The Functional Model Jean Piaget (1896-1980)Piaget's Three Models of Mental Development The Social Model The Biological Model The Logical Model Erik Erikson (1902-1994)Erikson's Stages Infancy: Trust vs. Mistrust Toddlerhood: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt Early Childhood: Initiative vs. Guilt Summary and Conclusion Infancy Toddlerhood Early Childhood References The Impact of Psychological Sciences on Early Childhood Education: Child’s Mind in Society – A Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education Cultural-Historical Theory: Defining the Terms The Concepts of Cultural Tools and Higher Mental Functions Vygotsky's View of Child Development Vygotskian Views of Play and Its Role in Child Development Vygotskian Views of Teaching and Learning Early Childhood Education: What Would Vygotsky Say?References Anthropological Contributions to Early Childhood Education: On Culture, Context, and the Construction of the Child Anthropological Foundations Development in Context Children as Agents and Childhood as Complex Decentering the Adult Conclusion References A Sociology of Early Childhood Education: Learning to be Civilized Introduction Early Childhood Education and Care Schooling and the "Socialized" Child Relational Pedagogy Love and Learning Relationships Relational Psychoanalysis Learning to be Civilized The Social Habitus of Early Years Education Peer Groups and Capital Accumulation Conclusions References The Contributions of Economics to Early Childhood Education and Care Introduction The Human Capital Production Function Rationales for Public Investment in ECEC Equity Market Failures Economic Returns: Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA)The Evidence:Experimental and Non-Experimental Studies Three Seminal Studies BCA of ECEC at Scale Limitations and Next Steps References The Importance of the Pedagogical Sciences to Early Childhood Education The Origins of Pedagogy for Young Children Research on Early Childhood Pedagogy Pedagogy and Cognition Pedagogy as Teaching through Interactions Pedagogy as Embodied and Discursive Concluding Thoughts References The Critical Contributions of Assessment Science to Early Childhood Education Program Coals, Constructs, and Assessments What to Measure An Overemphasis on Cognition Multiple Dimensions New Developments How We Measure Assessing Young Children in Studies in Early Childhood Education Perplexing Issues Conclusion: A Need for Better Assessments References Medical Sciences Influences on Early Childhood Education Special Education International Classification of Function of Children and Youth Public Health Conclusion References The Influence of Neuroscience on Early Childhood Education Introduction A Historical Perspective: The Work of Montessori, Vygotsky, and Luria Early Intervention Studies: The Perry Preschool Project and Abecedarian Emergence of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Cultivation of EF Skills by Caregivers and Teachers Neuroscience Influenced Interventions in Early Childhood Lab-based Interventions Interventions in the Classroom Parenting Interventions Interventions Using Technology Two-generation Interventions A Civic Science Approach to Interventions Conclusions References Concluding Thoughts

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Characterizing the Scientific Influences on Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education (ECE) is complex in both its theoretical underpinnings and their interpretation into practice. ECE spans diverse disciplinary perspectives that include, but are not limited to, psychology, health/medicine, management, sociology, policy, and anthropology. Each of these disciplines...
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Policy and Political Influences on Early Childhood Education
Ideally, public policy related to early childhood education (ECE) should be driven by research from scientific domains such as developmental psychology, neuroscience, epigenetics, and economics. However, the relationship between science and policy does not always follow a linear trajectory. As public...
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Bioecological Systems Influences on Early Childhood Education
Introduction Urie Bronfenbrenner’s “theoretical paradigm ... has transformed the way many social and behavioral scientists approach, think about, and study human beings and their environments” (Moen, Elder, & Luscher, 1995, p. 1). Since its introduction in 1979, Bronfenbrenner’s theory...
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Medical Sciences Influences on Early Childhood Education
Early childhood is a very special period in a child’s life. For both the child and family, it can be magical, full of new discoveries and progress every day, with developmental advances happening at a much faster pace than at any other period. Children acquire the developmental building blocks that...
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Developing Scientific Perspectives of Early Childhood Education
In this volume, leading scholars in their respective scientific fields have described how various scientific outlooks have shaped and influenced ECE research, structure, and practice. Each of the authors, to varying degrees, has described: • The relationship between their science and ECE. • The significance...
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Influence of Science on Public Policy Related to the Early Childhood Education
The relationship between science and public policy related to early childhood education is not always direct. Each program or policy has a unique story that is grounded in varying contexts. In most cases there are windows of opportunity that allow scientific inquiry, societal attitudes, and individual...
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The Impact of Psychological Sciences on Early Childhood Education: Developmental Influences
While there are many theories in psychology that can apply to early childhood education, they are limited in scope. Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, and Erik Erikson have offered the only truly comprehensive theories of human development. These three theorists have, however, each addressed a different facet...
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The Influence of Neuroscience on Early Childhood Education
Introduction It is only within very recent history — the past 25 to 30 years — that neuroscience has become a force in child development and educational research, as the tools to study the brain in action have improved and become more readily available. A notable moment in this history was...
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Transition 3: Preschool and Early Childhood Education (Ages 4–6)
The goal is to have children with pre-reading and foundational math skills and school-appropriate behavior by first grade. More specifically, the goals for all early childhood education programs, with parental inputs and reinforcement, are to create a “mobility mentality” consisting of a growth mindset...
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Improving quality in early childhood education and care in the Netherlands
High participation rates and a strong focus on early intervention programmes for vulnerable groups reflect efforts to improve access and provide quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC). However, the quality of ECEC is sometimes too weak and the organisation of provision is fragmented....
(Netherlands 2016: Foundations for the Future)