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Multicultural children in the early years : creative teaching, meaningful learning / Peter Woods, Mari Boyle, and Nick Hubbard.
LIBRA LC3736.G6 W66 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Peter, 1934-
- Series:
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 16.
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of minorities--Education (Early childhood)--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Children of minorities.
- Education, Bilingual--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Education, Bilingual.
- Multiculturalism--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Multiculturalism.
- Curriculum planning--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Curriculum planning.
- Home and school--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Home and school.
- Educational change--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Educational change.
- Children of minorities--Education (Early childhood).
- Multiculturalism--Study and teaching (Early childhood).
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 226 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon [England] ; Philadelphia : Multilingual Matters Ltd, ©1999.
- Summary:
- The authors explore the experiences of a group of young mulitcultural, bilingual children and their parents through the beginning of the early years of their school careers. They examine the attempts of teachers to teach creatively within the constraints of a prescribed curriculum, and the meanings the children attached to their learning.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1. Teachers' Perspectives
- 2. Teaching the National Curriculum
- 3. Creative Teaching
- 4. The Educational Significance of Stories
- 5. Bilingual Children in Transition
- 6. Opportunities for Learning
- 7. Children's Identities
- 8. The Parents' Perspectives
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-219) and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Woods, Peter, 1934- Multicultural children in the early years.
- ISBN:
- 1853594342
- 9781853594342
- 1853594350
- 9781853594359
- OCLC:
- 40218703
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