Learning theories in childhood - Gray, Colette; MacBlain, Sean. (Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2012)
An introduction to learning theories-- The founding fathers and philosophies of learning -- Classical and operant conditioning: the early years experience -- Vygotsky: Learning in a social mantrix -- Bandura, Bronfenbrenner and social learning -- Brunner and discovery learning/ constructivism -- Developing a new perspective: the new social studies of childhood -- Theory in practice: learning and the reflective practitioner.
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Keywords: Early childhood education -- Learning theories