Posts Tagged ‘Development’
Learning Development
The term learning development is, in a sense, an oxymoron—a paradox of two worlds that don’t exist in the educational system today. There would be a vast improvement in the development of minds if the learning environment were interwoven with the advances in technology that have been made in the last decade.
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Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson, the developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development, is known mainly for his development of the widely accepted theory of developmental stages that all humans go through. However, he was also an excellent clinician focusing in the area of psychoanalysis of children.
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The Life Cycle Completed (Extended Version)For decades Erik H. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology. Incorporating new... Read More >
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Childhood and SocietyA psychoanalytical study of the significance of society on childhood using case studies of American and European children
Pre-School Learning Alliance
The Pre-School Learning Alliance is an educational charity with a single purpose … to support early childhood education programs, services and facilities throughout England. Every year, the Pre-School Learning Alliance makes lasting and positive contributions towards the care, welfare, and education of over 800,000 children and their families.
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Gender Differences in Education
Gender differences go beyond obvious characteristics. There are observed differences in the sequence of development in the brain regions of a male or female, which influence learning abilities. These differences also explain why a female and a male tend to have differences in cognitive and emotional development. The differences in the tempo of the development of a male or female brain have been the focus of much neuroscience research. This is in hope of giving light to the issues on education and development.
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Foundation Stage Curriculum
Early education is very important for our children. What they learn early on can and will be carried on as they grow up, such as how to get along with others, how to perceive work and study, how to work with personal belongings, etc. This is the very premise of the foundation stage curriculum, which is to address these needs early on when the personality and impressionability of young ones are still plastic enough for words and teachings to take firm root.
And as such, the following four factors are addressed by the curriculum in their own special ways:
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