9780190218089

0190218088

9780190218096

"As societies are experiencing increasing levels of immigration from contexts outside of the Western, industrialized world, child care programs are experiencing, simultaneously, increasing diversity in enrollment. A question that has been raised by early childhood advocates and practitioners is whether the former articulations regarding definitions of quality, models of relationships, and peer relations in the child care context are accurate and relevant within the increasing racial, linguistic, and ethnic diversity of the United States. The Culture of Child Care provides a much-needed integration of research pertaining to crucial aspects of early childhood development-- attachment in non-familial contexts, peer relations among ethnically and linguistically diverse children, and the developmental importance of child care contexts during early childhood. This volume highlights the interconnections between these three distinct bodies of research and crosses disciplinary boundaries by linking psychological and educational theories to the improvement of young children's development and experiences within child care. The importance of cultural diversity in early childhood is widely acknowledged and discussed, but up until now, there has been little substantive work with a cultural focus on today's educational and early child care settings. This innovative volume will be a unique resource for a wide range of early childhood professionals including basic and applied developmental researchers, early childhood educators and advocates, and policymakers"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Culture of Child Care provides a much-needed integration of research pertaining to crucial aspects of early childhood development-- attachment in non-familial contexts, peer relations among ethnically and linguistically diverse children, and the developmental importance of child care contexts during early childhood"-- Provided by publisher.

Child development in cultural context

Part I. Laying the groundwork: connecting social-cultural context, teacher-child attachment, and peer relations in child care. 1. Children and child care: a theory of relationships within cultural communities / Carollee Howes

Part II. Quality and context in an ethnically diverse society. 2. Understanding child care quality and implications for dual language learners / Sadie L. Hasbrouck and Robert Pianta ; 3. "But Mommy doesn't do it like that": considering cultural congruency between home and child care in the development of African American children / Kay E. Sanders ; 4. Where the children are: exploring quality, community, and support for family, friend, and neighbor child care / Eva Marie Shivers and Flora Farago

Part III. Relationships in child care: beyond risk and into resilience. 5. The fourth "R": Relationships, shifting from risk to resilience / Jennifer A. Vu ; 6. Relationships and social trust in early childhood programs: the importance of context and mixed methods / Thomas S. Weisner

Part IV. Peer interaction as a cultural practice in early childhood. 7. Young children's peer relations with cross-ethnic peers: implications, limitations, and future directions / Linda Lee ; 8. Playing pretend and ready to learn: peer play as a scaffold for development among low-income Latino children / Alison Wishard Guerra ; 9. The first peers: sibling play interactions across African American, Latino, and Asian childhoods / Nora Obregon ; 10. Preschool peer play interactions, a developmental context for learning for ALL children: rethinking issues of equity and opportunity / Rebecca J. Bulotsky Shearer, Christine M. McWayne, Julia L. Mendez, and Patricia H. Manz

Part V: Methodological implications for applied research on child care as a context for early childhood development. 11. Large-scale evaluations of child care as a context for development: implications for research and practice / Margaret Burchinal ; 12. Observation and interview methodology in ethnically diverse contexts: methods and measurement of the contexts of early childhood development / Allison Sidle Fuligni

Part VI. Conclusion and commentary. 13: Putting the horse before the cart: why diversity must be at the forefront of early education policy, and not remain a tagline on the back of the policy wagon / Karen Hill Scott ; 14. Concluding commentary: The long and winding road toward a culture of excellence in early care and education / Kay E. Sanders and Alison Wishard Guerra.

Developmental psychology > Social aspects.

Child care > Evaluation.

PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Child.

PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Adolescent.

Child care > Evaluation.

Developmental psychology > Social aspects.