Early Childhood - Introduction to Early Childhood

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Which theorists support Nativism (nature) - that we are born with tendancies and predispositions
Rousseau and Chomsky
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Which theorists support Empiricism (nurture) - knowledge comes from experiences
Locke and Behaviourists
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What are the most important acts regarding rights
Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and Convention of Children's Rights (1989)
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What is the UNCRC 1989
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - an international agreement, set out rights, UK ratified in 1991
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How were children perceived in Ancient Greece?
Regarded as special, recognised play and storytelling
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How were children perceived in The Middle ages?
No distinction between adults and children, they were workers or apprentices and looked like mini adults
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How did Aries (1960) argue child perceptions to be in the middle ages?
Childhood did not exist. They were adults when they were no longer physically dependant and looked like mini adults
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What was a main criticism of Aries (1960)?
Pollock (2001) - found a much more positive picture of childhood from diaries
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How were children perceived in The Renaissance?
Children were mini adults but had a coddling period were they were a source of amusement. Children were disciplined and employed.
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How were children perceived in The Enlightment?
Knowledge gap emerged due to a knowledge explosion. Agreement that children need protection and had their own literature
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What was John Locke's outlook
Human mind is a tabula rasa, children not innately bad but need correction and can learn through play
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How were children perceived in the 18th-19th centuries?
Children are innocent, school systems emerge with children's literature and have their own toys and clothing.
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How were children perceived in the 20th century?
Children not working, have their own schools, clothes, furniture, games, social world, Given additional protection and in the golden era of child literature
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How were children perceived 1950s and onwards?
Technology and consumerism having a huge importance
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What are the 5 finger needs of children as said by Palmer 2010?
Language, love, play, discipline and education
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Who said 'Early Childhood is a period of never ending possibilities'?
Copple and Bredekamp (2009)
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