PRINCIPLES & PERSPECTIVES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
DHSC 511B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
3.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • Acquire knowledge on the need and importance of early childhood education. 
  • Understand the essential components of ECCE curriculum & effective pedagogical approaches
  • Acquire knowledge to plan and conduct various age appropriate activities of early childhood
12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Early childhood Education
  •   Emerging concept of ECE, ECCE, and ECD
  • Need, significance of ECE
  • Goals and objectives of ECCE within an integrated and whole child approach
12.00
Unit II: 
Historical trends
  • Pestalozzi, Montessori, Froebel- Philosophy & Contribution
  • M.K. Gandhi, GijubahaiBadheka, TarabaiModak- Philosophy & Contribution

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Early Childhood Education Curriculum
  • Essential features of ECCE curriculum
  • Components of ECCE curriculum
  • Equipment, materials and diverse ways of using teaching materials
  • ProgrammePlanning- Types and principles

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Pedagogical Approaches and practices in ECCE
  • Growing child and ECCE teachers
  • Techniques of teaching in ECCE- Holistic approach, active participation, child centeredness, constructivism
  • Field visits, tour and excursion
  • Play, its significance and potential for development in children
  • Cultural and local social forms as tools in the classroom such as rhymes, folk drawings, festival and puppets
12.00
Unit V: 
Methods of engaging with children
  • Music and movement and the appeal of rhythm 
  • Free conversations, free hand drawing, creative activity, role play, drama as sources of learning
  • Story-telling and its functions in imagination and cultural literacy
  • Indoor and outdoor play in structured and free situations 
  • Introducing print media like books, pictures with words and use of audio-visual aids and ICT
Essential Readings: 
  • Mishra R.C. , 2005; Early Childhood care & education, A.P.H. publishing Corporation , New Delhi-110 002
  • M.Sen Gupta, 2013; Early Childhood Care & Education. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. Delhi
  • Kulkarni S.S. (1988), Parent Education: Perspectives of approaches.
  • Mohanti and Mohanti (1996), Early Childhood Care and Education, New Delhi, Deep and DeepPublication
  • Hllderbrand V.;1971,Introduction to early childhood Education,NewYork,Macmillan.
  • Decker,celia Anita and decker, John K.;1984, Planning & Administering Early childhood
  • Khurshid UI Islam S. Rao,V.K.,1990; Early childhood care & Education, common wealth publishers, New Delhi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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