Course Details

CCEI890: Prominent Early Childhood Theorists

Course ID 71484

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course provides an overview of prominent early childhood theorists and the role they played in the development of acceptable practice.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Principles of child development and learning (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Infant and Toddler

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify important aspects of the theories of Sigmund Freud, including parts of the psyche and various defense mechanisms
• Identify important aspects of the Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
• Define attachment theory (by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth)
• Identify important aspects of behavioral learning theory, as proposed by B.F. Skinner and others
• Identify important aspects of Cognitive Development Theory as proposed by Jean Piaget
• Identify important aspects of the Theory of the Social Context of Learning, as proposed by Lev Vygotsky

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