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Direct linkMadsen, Ulla Ambrosius; Carney, Stephen – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2011
This paper challenges us to consider the meaning of schooling for youth in the global south. We explore the ways in which young people living and learning on the outskirts of Kathmandu balance the visions and passions of modern schooling with social realities that are often quite incompatible. We depart from conventional analyses of modernity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postmodernism, Youth Problems, Youth Opportunities
Download full textMeyer, William J.; And Others – 1973
The task group report presented in this publication is one of a series prepared by eminent psychologists who have served as consultants in the U.S.O.E.-sponsored grant study to conduct a Critical Appraisal of the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. In order to achieve the goal of identifying important problems and areas for new research and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment, Human Development
Ryan, Thomas J. – 1972
Contents of this study include the following essays: (1) "Economic Considerations of Poverty," Harry Lacombe; (2) "Physical Growth and Development: Some Socioeconomic Factors During Prenatal and Postnatal Life," Geoffrey C. Robinson, (3) "Language, Cognition and Poverty," Alan R. Moffit; (4) "Personality…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment, Early Experience
Dennis, Wayne – 1973
This book reports the experiential deprivation and intellectual retardation of children from the Creche, a Lebanese social agency devoted to the care of foundlings from birth to 6 years. Begun in 1955, this study explored the role of environment, specifically, the effects of adoption, on IQ. Results showed that the mean IQ for both boys and girls…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Caregivers, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Pierce, Chester M. – 1981
Extreme environments, such as polar regions or space crafts, provide an analogue for speculations concerning the needs of, educational provisions for, and environmental impacts on ghetto youth in kindergarten through the third grade. This discussion first centers on the common qualities of an extreme environment (whether exotic or mundane): forced…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Environment
REALITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WHO FOLLOW THE CROPS.
HEFFERNAN, HELEN – 1964
THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE EDUCATION, NUTRITION, HEALTH, CLOTHING, SOCIAL CUSTOMS, AND HOUSING PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT CHILD ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE POINT BEING TO SHOW THEIR IMPORTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THEIR LACK ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. FURTHER DISCUSSION TAKES UP THE EFFECT OF THESE FACTORS UPON THE CHILD'S PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND HIS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Community Responsibility, Cultural Differences
Novick, Rebecca – 2000
Research on school restructuring reveals the commitments and competencies that lead to improved outcomes for children, including careful attention to students' emotional development, professional development that emphasizing the reflective study of teaching, culturally responsive and inclusive teaching, and a focus on early language and literacy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
