Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Edition 8

Eva L. Essa · Melissa M. Burnham

Feb 2019 · SAGE Publications

About this ebook

Introduction to Early Childhood Education provides current and future educators with a highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field. The underlying philosophy of the book is that early childhood educators’ most important task is to provide a program that is sensitive to and supports the development of young children. Author Eva L. Essa and new co-author Melissa Burnham provide valuable insight by strategically dividing the book into six sections that answer the "What, Who, Why, Where, and How" of early childhood education. Utilizing both NAEYC (National Introduction to Early Childhood Education provides current and future educators with a highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field. The underlying philosophy of the book is that early childhood educators’ most important task is to provide a program that is sensitive to and supports the development of young children. Author Eva L. Essa and new co-author Melissa Burnham provide valuable insight by strategically dividing the book into six sections that answer the "What, Who, Why, Where, and How" of early childhood education. Utilizing both NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and DAP (Developmentally Appropriate Practice) standards, this supportive text provides students with the skills, theories, and best practices needed to succeed and thrive as early childhood educators.

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About the author

Eva Essa, Ph.D., is a retired Foundation Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she taught early childhood education and human development for 41 years. She received a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Utah State University in 1978; an M.S. in human development and family studies (HDFS) from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1971; and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Southern California in 1963. Dr. Essa’s research and writing on topics related to early childhood education have been published in a variety of professional journals and books.

Melissa Burnham Ph.D., IMH-E®, is professor of human development and family science and early childhood education and serves as the executive coordinator of the Child and Family Research Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Burnham obtained an endorsement in Infant Mental Health as a Research/Faculty Mentor in 2023. She obtained her Ph.D. in human development from the University of California, Davis, in 2002; her master’s degree in human development and family studies (HDFS) from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1996; and her bachelor’s degree in HDFS from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1994. She has been a faculty member at Nevada since the fall of 2001. Her research and areas of expertise include child development, early childhood education, and infant and early childhood mental health.