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Preschool Teachers' Perceptions of and Responses to Differences: Disability, Family, and Racial/Cultural Variation.

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Trolley, Barbara C.; Magerkorth, Rebecca; Fromme, Rebecca E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1999

Preschool teachers and directors from special education, Head Start, and day care centers completed a questionnaire assessing their perceptions of diversity and resources utilized in relation to diversity. Respondents indicated that children with "differences" should be treated like "children"; children with "differences" were defined by the…

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Individual Differences

Cognitive Style: Individual Differences.

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Saracho, Olivia N. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989

A literature review describes several dimensions of cognitive styles in an effort to illustrate individual stylistic differences. Discusses the field dependence-independence dimension, taking into account age, sex, and cultural differences. Suggests that cognitive style theory needs to be structured in a broader theoretical framework. (NH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences