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Early Childhood Special Education for Intellectually Subnormal and/or Culturally Different Children.
Download full textWeikart, David P. – 1971
Four basic models that are used to account for the discrepancies in educational and intellectual attainment between minority groups and the dominant culture are outlined. These are the Deficit Model, the School-as-Failure Model, the Cultural Difference Model, and the Social Structure Model. Four studies relating to the impact of preschool…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Disadvantaged
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1972
The Alaska Model for Early Childhood Education is an attempt to bring major ideas into focus for neighborhood programs. Suggested specifications for staff, facilities, equipment, activities, and parent involvement are presented. Sections deal with: (1) needs, objectives and activities; (2) child development activities and environments--physical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Educational Equipment
