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ED413992 PS025591
Title: Looking In, Looking Out: Redefining Child Care and Early Education in a Diverse Society.
Author(s): Chang, Hedy Nai-Lin; Muckelroy, Amy; Pulido-Tobiassen, Dora
Author Affiliation: California Tomorrow, San Francisco.(BBB31600)
Pages: 243
Publication Date: 1996
Notes: "Carol Dowell, Editor; Julie Olsen Edwards, contributing editor & writer."
ISBN: 1-887039-12-0
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: California Tomorrow, Fort Mason Center, Building B, San Francisco, CA 94123; phone: 415-441-7631; fax: 415-441-7635.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; California
Journal Announcement: RIEAPR1998
Noting the
profound demographic changes affecting the nature of how young children
are raised and socialized in the United States, this book discusses
how child care must be redefined in order to support the development
of a next generation with the skills and capacities to thrive in
an increasingly multicultural world, based on interviews with child
caregivers in child care centers and family child care homes, and
interviews with trainers and resource and referral agency personnel.
Chapter 1 of the book discusses how parents, providers, and trainers
perceive the role of child care in a diverse society. Taking into
account these perspectives, a set of common "Principles of
Quality Care in a Diverse Society" is presented. Details on
each of these principles is provided in chapters 2-6, including
a discussion of importance, and strategies and challenges for implementation.
These principles for action are: (1) combat racism and foster positive
racial identity in young children; (2) build upon the cultures of
families and promote respect and cross-cultural understanding among
children; (3) preserve children's family languages and encourage
all children to learn
a second language; (4) work in partnership with parents to respond
to issues of race, language and culture; and (5) engage in dialogue
and reflection about race, language and culture on an ongoing basis.
Chapters 7 and 8 call for support of an early childhood workforce
which reflects the racial backgrounds of children and families participating,
and for continuation of the ongoing research in this field. The
book's appendices include a profile of the child care centers, family
child care homes, trainers, and resource and referral agencies interviewed.
(Contains 62 references.) (AA)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship; *Cultural Background;
*Cultural Differences; Cultural Interrelationships; Cultural Pluralism;
*Curriculum Development; *Day Care; *Multicultural Education; *Preschool
Education; Preschool Teachers; Social Change
