Understanding the multicultural experience in early childhood education

Book

Understanding the multicultural experience in early childhood education / editors, Olivia N. Saracho, Bernard Spodek.

Summary:

"A 1982-83 comprehensive membership benefit."

ISBN: 0912674849
ISBN: 9780912674841
Physical Description: x, 158 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Association for the Education of Young Children, ©1983.

General Note:: "A 1982-83 comprehensive membership benefit."
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Section 1. The nature of multiculturalism in children -- Mexican-American culture / Olivia N. Saracho and Frances Martinez Hancock -- Black children : their roots, culture, and learning styles / Janice Hale -- Coyote in the classroom : the use of American-Indian oral tradition with young children / Terry Tafoya -- Early education for Asian-American children / Margie K. Kitano -- Early childhood bilingualism : some considerations from second-language acquisition research / Rosario C. Gingras -- Section 2. Educational practices and materials -- Classroom methods and materials / Jeanne B. Morris -- Counteracting racism and sexism in children's books / Bradford Chambers -- Parent and community involvement / Theresa Herrera Escobedo -- Section 3. Issues in preparing early childhood educators -- Preparing teachers for bilingual/multicultural classrooms / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek -- Education and human services delivery / Dean C. Corrigan.