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Understanding Children

An Interview and Observation Guide for Educators

by Denise H. Daniels; Lorrie J. Beaumont; Carol A. Doolin

Synopsis

This hands-on guide for interviewing and observing children in educational settings isa supplement for child development coursestaken by elementary and middle school education majors. It includes a rationale for interviewing and observing children as a way to understand their behavior, learning, and development and makes connections to the work of major developmental theorists and educational researchers. It provides practical tips for incorporating observations and interviews of children into teachers’ busy schedules and discusses the analysis of observational data and its uses for guiding educational practices (e.g., instruction, cooperative grouping, and parent conferences). The guide’s organization follows the topical organization of most child development textbooks.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2008
ISBN-13 9780073378572
ISBN-10 0073378577
Class Copyright
Publisher McGraw-Hill Companies The
Subject PSYCHOLOGY
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 256
Shelf No. JH033