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Peer reviewedSheridan, Margaret K. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1991
Discusses the influence of culture and family and the importance of self-esteem in the development of competency in young children. Describes the role of the teacher in creating a developmentally appropriate environment that fosters self-initiated learning and a personal locus of control. (SH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Competence, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWimberly, Edward P. – Urban League Review, 1993
Pastoral counseling can enable African-American men to adopt a different identity by presenting a model of holism that allows men to access both masculine and feminine sides of their identities, becoming whole persons who respond to the world from within rather than reacting to external pressures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, African Culture, Blacks, Holistic Approach
