Discipline Research

Name of Discipline: Early Education

Discipline Subject Matter:
Teaching children grades PK-6 and instructing them in basic subject matter in different areas.

Definition of Discipline Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Early childhood Education spans the human life from birth to age 8. Early childhood education takes many forms depending on the theoretical and educational beliefs of the educator or parent. Early childhood education or learning focus on children learning through play. (Wikipedia)

Sub-Fields within a Discipline Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Subfields would include math, reading/writing, math, and science.(Thought of Myself)

Research Methods Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
This discipline uses a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research. (Myself)

Key Concepts Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Key Concept #1: Instructing (myself)

Key Concept #2: Discipline (myself)

Key Concept #3: Creativity (myself)

Leading Theories Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Leading Theory #1: Constructivism (learning theory) (Wikipedia)

Leading Theory #2: Behaviorist (Wikipedia)

Key Books/Seminal Texts:

Key Book/Seminal Text #1: Eager to Learn: Education our Preschoolers

Why Key Book/Seminal Text #1 is Important:
This book proves a coherent picture of early childhood learning and provides a clear path of improving this stage of life for all children.

Key Book/Seminal Text #2: Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention

Why Key Book/Seminal Text #2 is Important:
This is a reference in child care, early childhood education, and early intervention programs of value to a broad multidisciplinary audience.

Key Book/Seminal Text #3: Handbook of Early Literacy Research

Why Key Book/Seminal Text #3 is Important:
This book brings together current knowledge and understanding of how literacy can be best developed, nurtured and taught.

Key Thinkers and Practitioners:

Key Thinker #1: Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky

Key Thinker #2: John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Edward Thorndike

Key Thinker #3: Jacques Rousseau and Maria Montessori

Key Practitioner #1: Head Start Program

Key Practitioner #2: Jump Start Program

Key Practitioner #3: Rainbow Riders Program

Professional Academic Journals:
Academic Journal #1:
Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Academic Journal #2:
Preschool Matters

Professional Academic Associations:

Professional Academic Association #1:
National Association for the Education of Young Children

Professional Academic Association #2:
The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting


Name of Discipline: PK-6 Math/Math

Discipline Subject Matter:
Numbers and how they can be combined.

Definition of Discipline Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Math is the body of knowledge centered on concepts such as quantity, structure, space, and change, and also the academic discipline that studies them. (Wikipedia)

Sub-Fields within a Discipline Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Statistics, Geometry, Calculus, Algebra, etc. (Myself)

Research Methods Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Math would be quantitative research. (Myself)

Key Concepts Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Key Concept #1: Counting (Myself)

Key Concept #2: Adding and Subtracting (Myself)

Key Concept #3: Multiplication and Division (Myself)

Leading Theories Plus Parenthetical Citation(s):
Leading Theory #1: New Math (Wikipedia)

Leading Theory #2: Problem Solving

Key Books/Seminal Texts:

Key Book/Seminal Text #1: Mathematics Classrooms That Promote Understanding

Why Key Book/Seminal Text #1 is Important:
This book focuses on developing understanding of math in classrooms.

Key Book/Seminal Text #2: Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Why Key Book/Seminal Text #2 is Important:
This book looks at methods of math education.

Key Book/Seminal Text #3: Issues in Mathematics Teaching

Why Key Book/Seminal Text #3 is Important:
This book looks at the issues and problems with teaching math and possible solutions to it.

Key Thinkers and Practitioners:

Key Thinker #1: Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva

Key Thinker #2: Robert Lee Moore

Key Thinker #3: Toru Kumon

Key Practitioner #1: Robert and Ellen Kaplan

Key Practitioner #2: Leonhard Eulher

Key Practitioner #3: George Polya

Professional Academic Journals:
Academic Journal #1: Mathematics Teacher

Academic Journal #2: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

Professional Academic Associations:

Professional Academic Association #1: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Professional Academic Association #2: American Mathematical Society