Seven Crucial Conversations in Early Childhood Education

Nancy File is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Nancy E. Barbour is a professor emeritus at Kent State University.Andrew J. Stremmel is a professor emeritus at South Dakota State University.

• Contents (Tentative)ForewordIntroduction Nancy File, Nancy E. Barbour, and Andrew J. Stremmel1.  Systems of Early Care and Education W. Steven Barnett and Jacqueline JonesReflections on the Systems of Early Care and Education Conversation Nancy E. Barbour2.  Diversity, Equity, and Children's Rights in Early Childhood Education Gloria Swindler Boutte and Dina C. CastroReflections on the Diversity, Equity, and Children's Rights in Early Childhood Education Conversation Nancy File3.  Developmentally Appropriate Practice: The Position Statement of the NationalAssociation for the Education of Young Children Sue Bredekamp and Marilou HysonReflections on the Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Position Statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conversation Nancy E. Barbour4.  The Place of Play in Early Childhood Education Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Jeffrey Trawick-SmithReflections on the Place of Play in Early Childhood Education Conversation Nancy File5.  Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education J. Amos Hatch and Marjorie KostelnikReflections on the Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education Andrew J. Stremmel6.  The Place of Infants and Toddlers in Early Childhood Education Mary Benson McMullen and Susan L. RecchiaReflections on the Place of Infants and Toddlers Conversation Nancy File7.  Families and Family Engagement in Early Childhood Education Douglas R. Powell and Mari Riojas-CortezReflections on the Families and Family Engagement in Early Childhood Education Conversation Andrew J. Stremmel8.  Closing Thoughts: Reflection and (Re)Claiming Katherine K. DelaneyAfterword: A Final Word on Conversations Andrew J. StremmelIndexAbout the Editors