{"product_id":"defending-childhood-beverly-falk-9780807753101","title":"Defending Childhood: Keeping the Promise of Early Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together a group of extraordinary educators and scholars who offer important insights about what we can do to defend childhood from societal challenges. The authors explain new findings from neuroscience and psychology, as well as emerging knowledge about the impact on child development of cultural and linguistic diversity, poverty, families and communities, and the media. Each chapter presents experiences and suggestions from different disciplines about what can be done to ensure that all children gain access to the support they need for optimal physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDefending Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e New knowledge from the neurobiological, behavioral, and social sciences about how children learn. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Effective teaching strategies that support learning and provide for the needs of the whole child.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Examination of a broad range of issues that affect childhood, including violence, media and technology saturation, and a school culture of endless testing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Suggestions for policies and practices for an equitable educational system.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include \u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Bowman, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Delis Cu llar, Tiziana Filippini, Matia Finn-Stevenson, Eugene Garc a, Howard Gardner, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, James J. Heckman, Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Mara Krechevsky, George Madaus, Ben Mardell, Sonia Nieto, Valerie Polakow, Aisha Ray, Robert L. Selman, Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., Edward Zigler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beverly Falk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807753106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807753101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013","brand":"Beverly Falk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080274604287,"sku":"9780807753101","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91548803-9a55-4640-9632-8b13363cd645.jpg?v=1685485900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defending-childhood-beverly-falk-9780807753101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}