PSYC 2076 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: David Elkind, Multicultural Education, A Teacher
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15: schooling, culture, and society: living in a multi-cultural world. Early childhood education: taking the pre- out of the preschool. Of children in the united states are enrolled in some kind of care outside the home. Evidence suggests that children can benefit from early educational activities. Child-care centers all day care some effort at education mostly social/ emotional b) many unlicensed do your research c) usually more limited in operational hours d) usually aimed at disadvantages kids more focus on intellectual development. Preschools (nursery schools) development enrichment, intellectual stimulation. School child care provided by some school districts. Disadvantages found included b) less polite/ compliant less respectful of adults may be more competitive/ aggression. The quality of child care: characteristics of high-quality child care: well-trained providers overall size of group; child-care provider to child ratio curriculum planned out in advance lots of conversations between caregivers and kids basic health and safety standard.
