Components of a Model Preschool Program which Recognizes Multicultural Diversity.

Autor/inn/en	Leow, Linda M.; Williford, Marina E.
Titel	Components of a Model Preschool Program which Recognizes Multicultural Diversity.
Quelle	(1993), (21 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Classroom Environment; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Pluralism; Instructional Materials; Interaction; Models; Multicultural Education; Preschool Education; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Racial Differences; Sex Differences; Toys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kulturpluralismus; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Interaktion; Analogiemodell; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rassenunterschied; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Toy; Spielzeug
Abstract	This study sought to identify and describe the components of a model preschool program that recognizes multicultural diversity. A non-participant observation was conducted in an early childhood center identified by the Ohio Department of Education as having a model program. The center's six classrooms were observed and rated according to criteria developed from "Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children" (1989). The observation form addressed three areas of multicultural diversity: the visual or aesthetic environment, toys and materials, and interactions. In each area, observers were asked to check whether various characteristics were observed. The study found that while each of the classrooms demonstrated mixed performance in the areas of visual or aesthetic environment and toys and materials, all classrooms demonstrated all of the characteristics in the area of interactions. The results suggest that human interactions are the most important component of a multicultural preschool program. A copy of the observation form and the results for each program characteristic are appended. Contains nine references. (MDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC