Open AccessEarly Childhood Development and Education: Theoretical Convergences and Divergences
Author(s) -
Sandra Patricia Varela Londoño,
Aurora Bernal Martínez de Soria,
Sonia Rivas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9039
pISSN - 1913-9020
DOI - 10.5539/ies.v12n7p1
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , child development , early childhood education , rationality , set (abstract data type) , philosophy of education , sociology , cognitive development , epistemology , psychology , early childhood , pedagogy , engineering ethics , social science , developmental psychology , cognition , higher education , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , political science , law , programming language , engineering
This article introduces a theoretical study about convergent and divergent aspects between the concepts of education and early childhood development. This, set up from a social and educational approach, based on a in-depth theoretical review. The beliefs of children’s parents and caregivers are highlighted as a significant aspect on children’s development; all, considering the practices used for educating them, promoting a holistic child development, or the contrary. These insights make it possible to understand the rationality and applicability of child development and education theories. Hence, we advocate in this manuscript for an interdisciplinary and holistic perspective to approach child development taking into consideration factors and conditions, as well as fusing conceptual frameworks from various disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and philosophy.