Examining Codes of Ethics

To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.

This is significant to my professional life in that it shows the need to go into the foundation of the field to be able to speak boldly and authoritatively on issues relating to early childhood and the need for continuous learning in order to remaing informed and current.

To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the program.

This points out the need to involve families and to encourage them to participate in the daily activities of the children.

To promote cooperation among professionals and agencies and interdisciplinary collaboration among professions concerned with addressing issues in the health, education, and well-being of young children, their families, and their early childhood educators.

This is meaningful to my professional life because there is need to work in unity and harmony as professionals to be able to share ideas and information that will help to take the early childhood field to greater heights.

Additional Course Resources

Additional resources

Alliance for Childhood. (n.d.). Play resource list. College Park, MD: Author. Retrieved June 2, 2010,

from http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources

Davidson, R. (2007). The heart-brain connection: The neuroscience of social, emotional, and

academic learning. Edutopia. The George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2010,

from http://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video

Website

Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections:
            http://infomine.ucr.edu/

Course Resources Section

Video Program: “The Resources for Early Childhood”

Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.

NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving  

children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May

            26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf

NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an  

effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8.

Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010,  

from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy  

agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from  http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller

FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early  

 Childhood professionals and  families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010,

            from  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.

Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al.  (2010). Knowledge-to-

            action guides.  Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42–53.
       Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.

 

 

Global Support for Children’s Rights and Well-Being

Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the

Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010,

from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

Websites:

• World Forum Foundation
  http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
  This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage 
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education
  http://www.omep-usnc.org/
  Read about OMEP’s mission.  
• Association for Childhood Education International
  http://acei.org/about/
  Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.

Selected Early Childhood Organizations

National Association for the Education of Young Children
            http://www.naeyc.org/

The Division for Early Childhood
            http://www.dec-sped.org/

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
            http://www.zerotothree.org/

WESTED
            http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

Harvard Education Letter
            http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

FPG Child Development Institute
            http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm

Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
            http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

HighScope
            http://www.highscope.org/ 

Children’s Defense Fund
            http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Center for Child Care Workforce
            http://www.ccw.org/

Council for Exceptional Children
            http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Institute for Women’s Policy Research
            http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm

National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
            http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/

National Child Care Association
            http://www.nccanet.org/

National Institute for Early Education Research
            http://nieer.org/

Pre[K]Now
            http://www.preknow.org/

Voices for America’s Children
            http://www.voices.org/

The Erikson Institute
            http://www.erikson.edu/
   

Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to “How Do I...?”, select “Tips for Specific Formats and Resources,” and then “e-journals” to find this search interface.) 

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education