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Rethinking Deficit Discourses in Education through Rural Education Research and the Concept of Querencia
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Gouwens, Judith A.; Henderson, Robyn – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2021
This paper uses data from research projects that deliberately set out to tell positive stories about educators who were working with the children and families of migratory agricultural workers in the US. The aim underpinning these projects was to move beyond the deficit discourses and stories of blame that so often circulate, particularly in…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Rural Areas, Agricultural Laborers, Teacher Attitudes
The Director's Link, 2001.
Clark, Doug, Ed. – Director's Link, 2001
This document consists of the four 2001 issues of a quarterly newsletter for Illinois early childhood program directors, providing information on current issues in early childhood education. Regular features in each issue include: "The Director's Toolbox," delineating practical suggestions for directors related to program policies and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Ready, Set, Grow: Illinois Preschool. A Framework for Universal Access to Quality Preschool in Illinois.
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Wallen, Margie – 2002
The Illinois Governor's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool is part of a broad-based effort to increase the quality of life for all children in Illinois. This report presents the action plan developed by this task force and calls for the creation of Illinois Preschool, a program giving all Illinois families quality preschool options for 3-…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Budgeting, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Finance