International Journal of Early Childhood back issues from January 1999:
Editorial
Jan 01, 1999; ... Since our last edition of the International Journal of Early Childhood' Audrey Curtis has taken on the role of OMEP's World President. We wish her a happy, fruitful and peaceful Presidency and know that she will build on all the hard work of Candide Pineault and other former presidents who have ...
The place of children in our fast changing societies: Great possibilities and fatal dangers
Jan 01, 1999; ... ABSTRACT The title of this presentation suggests the paradox of our present historical time: the rapid change of production, of communication, of political power constellations, of attitudes and behaviour. Parallel to this there has developed a high level of increased knowledge and ...
Developmental play stages in child identity construction: An interactionist theoretical contribution
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUME Le jeu est devenu un objet d'etude pour les psycholoques du developpement, pas seulement en tant qu'outil pedagogique mais en tant que tel. Les disciplines voisines se sont aussi interessees au jeu. En se fondant sur les fragments socio-psychologiques sur l'enfant et le jeu de ...
Incorporating multicultural perspectives into teaching approaches
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUME Cette article presente une etude effectuee aupres de 37 enseignant qui travaillent avec des enfants de S A 8 ans qui avait pour but de decouvrir s'ils int6graient une perspective multiculturelle a leur enseignement. Nous avons adopte une demarche empirique: des questionnaires ...
A comparative study of preschool teachers' attitudes: Towards 'children's right to play' in Japan, China and Korea
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUME Bien que l'importance de `la Convention des Droits de I'Enfant' soit reconnue aujourd'hui, on peut se demander jusqu'a quel point le systeme educatif des jeunes enfants considere le jeu comme un droit de l'enfant. D'apres la Declaration des Droits de l'Enfant (Article 7) ...
Children have rights: Lessons for teachers and the wider world
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUME L'un des domaines-cles qui se prate a une reforme dans le monde entier relive de l'apprentissage et de la jouissance de leurs droits par les enfants. D'apres la Convention des Droits de l'Enfant des Nations Unies (1990), I'education sur les droits de l'enfant devrait constituer ...
Freedom from bullying
Jan 01, 1999; ... Freedom from bullying Mildred Masheder. 1998 Copies of Freedom from bullying are available (price 8.99 plus 1.50 p&p) from Mildred Masheder at 75, Belsize Lane, London NW3 5AU. Bullying can ruin the lives of many children and young people and is far from uncommon in the adult world ....
Teaching Mathematics with Insight. The identification and remediation of young children's mathematical errors
Jan 01, 1999; ... Teaching Mathematics with Insight. The identification and remediation of young children's mathematical errors. A.Cockburn. London: The Falmer Press. 1999 ISBN 0 7507 0803 4 Paperback 12.95. The book focuses on topics described on the jacket as `four common problems ...
Leadership in Early Childhood
Jan 01, 1999; ... Leadership in Early Childhood. (Second Edition) J.Rodd. Buckingham: Open University Press 1994. ISBN 0 335 20281 0. Paperback 14.99 With the current UK's government programme for developing high quality early years education and care the topic for this book is timely ....
Editorial
Jan 01, 1999; ... This is the final edition of the journal from the team in the UK. It is also our special edition on literacies. So many excellent articles were submitted we felt readers would want to share them, thus this is an especially large edition. Although we had anticipated that authors would be ...
Literacy in early childhood education: The right of every child
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUMEN El Articulo 28 de la Convencion de las Naciones Unidas nos dice sobre los derechos del nino que: 1. los estados miembros reconocen el derecho del nino a la educacion y con el proposito de alcanzar este derecho progresivamente y en base a la igualdad de oportunidades ...
Gender differences that affect emerging literacy in first grade children: U.S., India, and Taiwan
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUMEN A nivel mundial, estd creciendo una tendencia para emparejar de mejor manera las habilidades nacientes de los ninos con practicas escolares nta's apropiadas desde el punto de vista del desarrollo. Esta investig"i6n documenta la existencia de importantes diferencias de desarrollo ...
Helping families develop emergent literacy strategies
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUMEN Este estudio examin6 un programa de alfabetizacion en familia para familias con ninos de cinco anos que asisten a un jardin de infancia. Se proporcion6 a 15 familias una intervencion de cinco meses en la que aprendieron a usar los intereses y habilidades de los ninos para ...
Two points of view: Young children's literacy development in print and the audio visual image
Jan 01, 1999; ... Jo Westbrook Canterbury Christ Church University College, UK RESUMEN Este estudio explora la importancia de la alfabetizacion visual como el primer tipo de alfabetizacion del nino. Describe el desarrollo de la temprana alfabetizacion de un nino desde su nacimiento ...
Literacy in three languages: A challenge for Singapore preschools
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUME Cet article introduit la situation en Singapour et celle de I'Mucation prescolaire dans ce pays. La pratique et la politie, surtout concernant l'apprentissage A lire et A ecrire pendant les annees prescolaires sont decrites. En Singapour, les besoins de l'ecole primaire, donnes ...
Teaching and learning about play, language and literacy with preschool educators in Malaysia
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUMEN Este articulo discute los desarrollos de lenguaje y alfabetizacion relacionados con las nuevas instrucciones para preescolar en Malasia, resaltando el juego como un vehiculo importante para un aprendizaje temprano. Los desarrollos se comparan y contrastan con los ocurridos en el ...
Multiple literacies: The whole mind at work
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUMEN Rudolph Arnheim sugifio que la mentejoven absorbe el mundo para entenderlo y ser testigo de sus maravillas, para interpretarlo y expresarse. Este articulo examina varias maneras en las que los ninos absorben el mundo, desarrollando alfabetismos verbales, visuales y musicales y ...
Family literacy programmes: Intergenerational and international
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUME Les programmes de la lecture-e'criture famille sont une voie pratique et effectif d'encourager et faciliter la lecture-e'criture pour les enfants et leurs families. Les families sont importantes pour le developpement de la lecture-ecriture des enfants et elles; s'interessent au ...
Listening to infants: Emotional literacy and the child care setting
Jan 01, 1999; ... RESUMEN Los estudios sobre ninos e intersubjetividad nos han permitido explorar la capacidad de comunicacion de los ninos y el entendimiento que tienen de la mente. Trevarthen (1992) analiza como el nino se da cuenta de la intencionalidad en los demds a partir de mas o menos los nueve ...
News, reports, conferences. OMEP at UNESCO and UNICEF
Jan 01, 1999; ... ATTENTION!! Regional Vice Presidents, Presidents of National Committees, Journal Representatives and interested subscribers: Please send any information in the above areas to Dorothy Sailor, 225 Skyline Drive, Fullerton, CA 92631, USA, or M.C.Hewitt, Huntcliffe Over Lane Baslow, Bahewell, DE45 ...
The First Five Years--a critical perspective on early childhood care and education (ECCE) in India
Jan 01, 1999; ... The First Five Years - a critical perspective on early childhood care and education (ECCE) in India. Edited by Mina Swaminathan. Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1998 p.312. Cloth 35.00 This book is a collection of papers which sets out to deal with a wide range of issues relating to the ...