Culture and Child Development in Early Childhood Programs: Practices for Quality Education and Care

by Carollee Howes

Book Overview

Early childhood education programs are expected to provide exemplary care for all children--poor and affluent, children of color and White children--while also adapting care to include children's families and cultures. These two sets of expectations are often difficult for teachers and programs to meet. In this book, Carollee Howes shows how high-quality programs successfully adapt child development guidelines within cultural contexts, and why...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807750204
• ISBN13: 9780807750209
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"