Children are constantly changing and undergoing
processes of emotional and physical development as they grow and experience
their world. At each age and stage of development, children need support and
assurance from adults in order to assimilate the effects of these changes. The
pace of any child’s development and its outcome are determined by both genetic
factors and the influence of the environment. The young child in context examines
the complex yet clearly defined phases in child development and how best to
encourage and assist children through the formative first nine years of their
lives.
The young child in context follows two different perspectives on the
development of the young child: psychological and socio-educational. Each
chapter provides definitions of concepts, self-test questions and field
assignments related to the topics covered.
Contents include the following:
• Influence of heredity and the environment
• Progress of language and speech development
• Acquisition of self-identity
• Value and implementation of discipline
• Children’s play and the formation of social relationships
• Family and its influence
• Effect of mass media and urban living
• Deprivation, neglect and sexual molestation
• Influence of poverty
The young child in context is aimed at researchers and subject specialists
interested in early childhood.
Marike W. de Witt has 35 years’ teaching/lecturing experience. She
has participated in a number of teacher training programmes over these years,
involving both preschool student teachers and postgraduate students in Master’s
and doctoral studies. She is an active researcher in the field of early
childhood and has published numerous research articles in nationally and
internationally accredited journals. Her continued involvement in schools in
deep rural areas equips her with a good understanding of the African context.
SECTION A EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter
1 The development of the child from
birth to the age of nine
Chapter
2 The humanisation and becoming of the
young child
Chapter
3 The young child and learning
Chapter
4 The physicality or bodiliness of the
young child
Chapter
5 The development of the nervous
system, perception and sensory-motor integration
Chapter
6 The young child’s language and speech
development
Chapter
7 The child asking questions
Chapter
8 The young child’s acquisition of an
identity
Chapter
9 Children’s play
Chapter
10 The gifted child
Chapter
11 The young child experiencing stress
Chapter
12 Learning and readiness for school
Chapter
13 The role of discipline in the development of the young child
Chapter
14 The spiritual and religious development of the young child
Chapter
15 The characteristics and role of the teacher
SECTION
B SOCIOPEDAGOGICS
Chapter
16 Socialisation of the young child
Chapter
17 The family’s influence on the socialisation of the young child
Chapter
18 The role and influence of the school on the socialisation of the child
Chapter
19 The impact of childcare on the child
Chapter
20 Sex differences and gender role identification in the young child
Chapter
21 The influence of the mass media and recreation on the young child
Chapter
22 Urbanisation and the informal housing sector
Chapter
23 The environmentally deprived child
Chapter
24 Child abuse and vulnerable children
Chapter
25 The immigrant child
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