Culture & the Child: A Guide for Professionals in Child Care and Development (Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice) - Softcover

Keats, Daphne

 
9780471966258: Culture & the Child: A Guide for Professionals in Child Care and Development (Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471966258 ISBN 13: 9780471966258
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture andProfessional Practice, is designed as a practical guide forprofessionals who work with children from differing culturalbackgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to theproblems and practice of child care with a special contributionfrom cross-cultural psychology. The book includes the main issueswhich professionals are likely to encounter, for example:
* how individual differences in temperament and behaviour interactwith cultural traditions
* how a sense of mixed identity develops and how this conflictaffects many young people in different cultural settings
* how the anxieties and motivations of children are influenced bytheir cultural backgrounds
The book draws upon a theoretical and research base incross-cultural psychology but presents the issues in practicalterms leading to appropriate action. This book is unique with itsfocus on promoting the well-being of the children and those whocare for them. Theory and practice are combined in a convenientvolume intended for everyday use by professionals in the field,including pre-school teachers, child care workers and psychologistsworking with children and adolescents in multiculturalenvironments. Culture and the Child concludes with a discussion ofthe effects of multicultural interaction and cultural change intothe 21st century.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Daphne Keats is the author of Culture and the Child: A Guide for Professionals in Child Care and Development, published by Wiley.

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This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. The book includes the main issues which professionals are likely to encounter, for example:

  • how individual differences in temperament and behaviour interact with cultural traditions
  • how a sense of mixed identity develops and how this conflict affects many young people in different cultural settings
  • how the anxieties and motivations of children are influenced by their cultural backgrounds
The book draws upon a theoretical and research base in cross-cultural psychology but presents the issues in practical terms leading to appropriate action. This book is unique with its focus on promoting the well-being of the children and those who care for them. Theory and practice are combined in a convenient volume intended for everyday use by professionals in the field, including pre-school teachers, child care workers and psychologists working with children and adolescents in multicultural environments. Culture and the Child concludes with a discussion of the effects of multicultural interaction and cultural change into the 21st century.

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This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. The book includes the main issues which professionals are likely to encounter, for example:

  • how individual differences in temperament and behaviour interact with cultural traditions
  • how a sense of mixed identity develops and how this conflict affects many young people in different cultural settings
  • how the anxieties and motivations of children are influenced by their cultural backgrounds
The book draws upon a theoretical and research base in cross-cultural psychology but presents the issues in practical terms leading to appropriate action. This book is unique with its focus on promoting the well-being of the children and those who care for them. Theory and practice are combined in a convenient volume intended for everyday use by professionals in the field, including pre-school teachers, child care workers and psychologists working with children and adolescents in multicultural environments. Culture and the Child concludes with a discussion of the effects of multicultural interaction and cultural change into the 21st century.

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471966258
ISBN 13 
9780471966258
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
164
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