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• Title:Education for a civil society : how guidance teaches young children democratic life skills / Dan Gartrell.
  
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• Author/Creator:Gartrell, Daniel.
  
• Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : NAEYC, ©2012.
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB1072 .G37 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Affective education.
  Preschool teachers--Training of.
  Social skills--Study and teaching (Early childhood)
  Moral education (Early childhood)
  Conduct of life--Study and teaching.
  Respect for persons--Study and teaching.
  
• Description:169 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
  
• Series:NAEYC (Series) ; #356.
  
• Summary:Focuses on early childhood education for the hope of creating and sustaining a more civil society. The democratic life skills are: 1) Finding acceptance as a member of the group and as a worthy individual; 2) Expressing strong emotions in non-hurting ways; 3) Solving problems creatively, individually and in cooperation with others; 4) Accepting unique human qualities in others; 5) Thinking intelligently and ethically.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliography (pages 158-169).
  
• ISBN:1928896871
  9781928896876
  
• Contents:A new education for civility
  Education for democracy : the progressive tradition
  Healthy self, healthy society : psychology of the democratic life skills
  Neuroscience and nurturing relationships
  Best practices in early childhood education : not just for young children
  Family-teacher partnerships : an early childhood approach
  Developmentally appropriate practice : in the classroom
  The encouraging classroom : using guidance with the group
  The guidance approach : guidance with individual children
  Guidance to include every child
  Prelude to part three
  Democratic life skill 1: finding acceptance as a member of the group and as a worthy individual
  Democratic life skill 2 : expressing strong emotions in non-hurting ways
  Democratic life skill 3 : solving problems creatively, independently and in cooperation with others
  Democratic life skill 4 : accepting unique human qualities in others
  Democratic life skill 5 :thinking intelligently and ethically
  Next steps : development, demonstration, and practice
  Appendix: Initial operationalization charts of the democratic life skills
  Glossary.