FRHD 3190 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Theoretical Ecology, Mental Models
12 Feb 2018
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Early childhood setting: setting other than a child"s home in which care and education are provided for the child by a person who is not a member of the child"s immediate family. Child development: the process of change in which a child comes to acquire more and more complex levels of moving, thinking, feelings, and interacting with people and objects in the environment. Development involves both a gradual unfolding of biologically determined characteristics and learning process. It is holistic, and interdependent, including physical health and well-being, as well as intellectual, language, emotional, and social growth. It is embedded in the contexts of family, culture, and society. Social justice: is concerned with equal justice, not just in the courts, but in all aspects of society. Demands that everyone regardless of race, gender, age, job, religion, have equal rights and opportunities. Culture: behaviors, beliefs, ideas, and values that are characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group.
