Essential reading for introductory courses in economics taught from a business perspective and business environment modules with an economic underpinning.

Economics & the Business Environment

Business & Money

Jones, Elizabeth

Sloman, John

Economics

PRENTICE/HALL

Gentlemen and Jesuits: Quests for Glory and Adventure in the Early Days of New France

History

Europe

Univ of Toronto Pr

This is the definitive account of early life in Acadia. The reprint of this outstanding book (originally published by the University of Toronto Press in 1986) coincides with the resurgence of interest in Acadian culture.

The traditional role for teachers in children's play was to structure it, setting rules and interrupting if things got "out of hand". However, for children three to five, sociodramatic play is a way to invent and make familiar the rhythms and actions of everyday life. This text describes why play is a fundamentally important part of children's development and shows how adults can support and promote play. The authors offer systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts toward this end - including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner - and describe both highly interactive and inhibited children from different economic backgrounds. The authors integrate cognitive and psycho-dynamic theory as well, regarding the scripts children play in both cognitive and affective terms, and they discuss the importance of fantasy and reality play themes, demonstrating the implications of play for literacy learning.

The Play's the Thing: Teachers' Roles in Children's Play (Early Childhood Education Series)

Education & Teaching

Reynolds, Gretchen

Schools & Teaching

Teachers College Pr

Developed as a companion volume to "The Play's the Thing", this book defines and analyses the concept of master player based on videotaped observations of pre-school children at play. By interweaving sequences of play together with their dialogue about them, the authors model how teachers can work as a team to develop their understanding of a particular child and of the value of children's quality play, and how they can support it. The in-depth discussion between the authors reveals the multi-facted nature of play, individual differences in both teachers' and children's styles, and the complexity of intervention decisions made by teachers.

Master Players: Learning from Children at Play (Early Childhood Education Series)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Play is the most effective way for children to develop critical life skills such as creative thinking and social problem solving. In this book, Betty Jones, well-known for her work on play, is joined by her colleague Renatta Cooper to offer a radical vision of early schooling―an antidote for the current pressure of standardized education.
Practicing what it preaches, Playing to Get Smart will be a playful reading experience for teachers and parents alike. With jokes, riddles, and stories sprinkled throughout, the authors show how important play is for children of all ethnic and socioeconomic groups, from birth to age 8. 
A provocative challenge to teachers and parents of young children, Playing to Get Smart:
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<li> Explains why teachers need to provide opportunities for quality play and why parents need to understand the benefits of play for their children.</li>
<li> Demonstrates how play offers opportunities for initiative, leadership, conflict resolution, and peacemaking.</li>
<li> Addresses the negative effects of traditional schooling, particularly on poor children.</li>
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Playing to Get Smart (Early Childhood Education Series)

Science & Math

Cooper, Renatta M.

Behavioral Sciences

Teachers' College Press

Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children’s development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge. New for the Second Edition of The Play’s the Thing! <ul>
<li> Additional theories on the relationship of teachers and children’s play (e.g., Vygotsky and the role of imaginary play and Reggio Emilia’s image of the competent child).</li> <li> Current issues from media content, consumer culture, and environmental concerns.</li> <li> Standards and testing in preschool and kindergarten.</li> <li> Bridging the cultural gap between home and school.</li> <li> Using digital technology to make children’s play visible.</li> <li> Recent brain development research.</li> <li> And much more!</li>
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Follow master educator Elizabeth (Betty) Jones as she teaches an introductory course in early childhood education. She actively engages the students, encouraging them to make decisions, ask questions, and engage in collaborative problem solving--herself modeling the behaviors that should be practiced by adults working with young children. Successor to her highly respected Teaching Adults (NAEYC, 1986), this new work reflects Betty Jones's ever-evolving wisdom and insights into teaching teachers, as well as the diversity of perspective that adults learners bring to college classrooms.

Teaching Adults an Active-Learning Approach

Reference

Natl Assn for the Education

Puts some of the best ideas about teaching and learning into action with innovative training tools and strategies. Helps teachers construct their own knowledge and respect their own learning styles so they can help children do the same. Includes an eight-week course on child-centered curriculum planning.

Training Teachers: A Harvest of Theory and Practice

Parenting & Relationships

Carter, Margie

Curtis, Deb

Parenting

Redleaf Press

The best curriculum isn't taken off the shelf or nailed down months ahead of time. Curriculum should shift and shape to meet children's needs and interests, emerging as teachers and children interact with activities and lessons and weave their combined interests into an emerging curriculum. Listen in on the ongoing discussion among teachers in one program as they and the children move through the year with emergent curriculum. A stimulating resource for getting teachers―or aspiring teachers―thinking about developing meaningful curriculum.

Emergent Curriculum

Nimmo, John

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

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