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The Instructional Context of Critical Thinking Development in Early Childhood Education: Theoretical and Curriculum Perspectives

The Instructional Context of Critical Thinking Development in Early Childhood Education: Theoretical and Curriculum Perspectives

Hannah Mills Mechler
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522578291|ISBN10: 1522578293|EISBN13: 9781522578307
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7829-1.ch018
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Mechler, Hannah Mills. "The Instructional Context of Critical Thinking Development in Early Childhood Education: Theoretical and Curriculum Perspectives." Handbook of Research on Critical Thinking and Teacher Education Pedagogy, edited by Sandra P.A. Robinson and Verna Knight, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 331-345. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7829-1.ch018

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Mechler, H. M. (2019). The Instructional Context of Critical Thinking Development in Early Childhood Education: Theoretical and Curriculum Perspectives. In S. Robinson & V. Knight (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Critical Thinking and Teacher Education Pedagogy (pp. 331-345). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7829-1.ch018

Chicago

Mechler, Hannah Mills. "The Instructional Context of Critical Thinking Development in Early Childhood Education: Theoretical and Curriculum Perspectives." In Handbook of Research on Critical Thinking and Teacher Education Pedagogy, edited by Sandra P.A. Robinson and Verna Knight, 331-345. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7829-1.ch018

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Abstract

This chapter will outline the roles of teachers within early childhood learning environments and how they may promote children's critical thinking skills. Further discussions about how children's cognitive development may be fostered is also addressed. Theoretical frameworks are integrated as well to further decipher and understand how children's critical thinking skills may be promoted within early childhood learning environments. In addition, several curriculum models in early childhood education that are focused on the Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Tools of the Mind, High Scope, and Waldorf approaches are presented and applied to how they may enhance children's critical thinking skills as well as their overall development.

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