Learning from children what to teach them [electronic resource] / Malavika Kapur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kapur, Malavika, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Student-centered learning--India.

Student-centered learning.

Education, Rural--India.

Education, Rural.

Children with disabilities--Education--India.

Children with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This enriching book explores quality education at the grassroots level for disadvantaged children. It evolves and evaluates strategies for the promotion of the overall development of children in the motor, cognitive, language, emotional, social and moral domains. The methods used revolve around children, with a larger purpose of shaping young minds as opposed to solely enhancing academic skills. The essence of the book lies in what adults can learn from children while teaching them. Though the book stems from case studies of schools in rural Karnataka, it has implications for effectively provi

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Bridging the Gap between Education and Child Developmental Psychology; Backdrop to the Present Work; Families of the Children of the Forests; Working with Rural School Children; Working with the Tribal Children in Ashram Schools; An Integrated Approach to the Delivery of Child Mental Health Services; Working with Children; Orientation Programmes with Teachers; Reflections; Implications; Appendix-I; Appendix-II; Appendix-III; References; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-07797-X

9786612077975

81-321-0165-0

OCLC:

379066967