CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION provides the research and context early childhood educators will need to ensure that they adhere to current standards of cultural competence.
The authors provide a comprehensive explanation about the state of bias in current American society, as well as numerous strategies educators can use to minimize its occurrence in their own classrooms and encourage a true multicultural experience for the children they teach.
Chapter 1: Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 2: Building Early Childhood Professionals’ Cultural Competence
Chapter 3: Culturally Relevant, Anti-Bias Curriculum
Chapter 4: Immigrant Families
Chapter 5: Building Partnerships With Culturally Diverse Families Across Home, School, and Community
Chapter 6: Enhancing Culturally Diverse Children’s Access to High-Quality Programs
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