Linda Edwards

Linda Edwards

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Linda Carol Edwards is a professor emerita of early childhood at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, where she taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in the visual and performing arts. Her degrees include a BA from Pembroke State University and an MEd and EdD from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Before moving to the college level, she taught kindergarten for 12 years in the public schools of North Carolina.

Dr. Edwards is the author of The Creative Arts: A Process Approach for Teachers and Children (Pearson/Merrill), which is now in its fifth edition. She has been published in Young Children, Science and Children, Journal of Early Education and Family Review, Dimensions in Early Childhood, and the Kappa Delta Pi Record . She also serves on the advisory board of Annual Editions: Early Childhood Education. In addition, Dr. Edwards's experience allowed her to create undergraduate and graduate programs in early childhood education that have received NCATE/NAEYC approval.

As an advocate for arts education for young children, she takes the opportunity to present at local, state, and national conferences about the importance of the visual and performing arts in the lives of young children.

28th August 2009

Stories from Around the World

This is a magical collection of traditional stories, filled with brave heroes and heroines, wonderful magic and strange ... MoreStories from Around the World

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27th October 2000

Mini Greek Myths for Young Children

Greek myths are wonderful stories, full of brave heroes, terrifying monsters, powerful gods and goddesses, battles and g... MoreMini Greek Myths for Young Children

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12th April 2012

Music and Movement: A Way of Life for the Young Child

By balancing research coverage and theory with applied practice, Music and Movement: A Way of Life for the Young Child, ... MoreMusic and Movement: A Way of Life for the Young Child

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1st January 1991

Upnor Castle: A Handbook for Teachers

This is one of a series designed to help teachers planning a site visit. Historical background is combined with a variet... MoreUpnor Castle: A Handbook for Teachers

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9th June 2009

Creative Arts, The: A Process Approach for Teachers and Children

For courses in Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education. This text emphasizes process over product in guiding preserv... MoreCreative Arts, The: A Process Approach for Teachers and Children

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29th September 2005

Stories From India

Enchantingly illustrated by Linda Edwards, this beautiful book retells sixteen traditional Indian tales that will engage... MoreStories From India

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