Child, Family, and Community: Family-Centered Early Care and Education, 5/E by Janet Gonzalez-Mena	List Price: $55.19
The fifth edition of Child, Family, and Community: Family-Centered Early Care and Education includes a number of significant changes, including an altered title and a shift in focus.  It is written to the reader directly from the author and discusses socialization and education of young children in home, child care, and educational contexts from birth to 8 years old.  The shift in focus (a) puts working with families in early care and education settings in the spotlight as the central theme and includes more strategies and practical advice in every chapter about how early childhood professionals do that, (b) places more emphasis on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory of development, explaining the environmental influences on children to help early childhood professionals understand children's behavior and learning, and (c) extends the age range  to also cover school-age children.   As before, the book examines developmental theory and adds diverse perspectives from a base of solid academics, constructivist theory, and the author's own experience.  Students find this text to be very readable and written at an accessible level. Accessible reading level with many personal experiences and vignettes about children and families Broad coverage of developmental theories, with a new emphasis on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory of development . Revised age-specific chapters discuss what teachers and other professionals might expect from children in that developmental range, but also issues and strategies for working with families who have children at that developmental level New"Strategies for Working with Families" boxes in each chapter. A new Chapter 1 explores the context in which children live and how those contexts affect children's development. It also presents the idea of family-centered care and education. A new School-Age chapter (Chapter 5) provides content and strategies for prospective teachers who will work with primary-grade children and their parents, either in elementary school settings or in after-school programs. Chapter 1     The Child in Context of Family and Community Chapter 2     Supporting Families Around Issues of Attachment Chapter 3     Supporting Families with Autonomy-Seeking Youngsters Chapter 4     Sharing Views of Initiative with Families Chapter 5     Working with Families of School-Age Children Chapter 6     Understanding Families' Goals, Values and Culture Chapter 7     Working with Families on Guidance Issues Chapter 8     Working with Families on Addressing Feelings and Problem-Solving Chapter 9     Working with Families to Support Self-Esteem Chapter 10    Working with Families Around Gender Issues Chapter 11    Stress and Success in Family Life Chapter 12    Care and Education Programs as Community Resources Chapter 13    Other Community Resources Chapter 14    Societal Influences on Children and Families Chapter 15    Social Policy Issues
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