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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED107368 AUTHOR: Hovey, Esther
TITLE: Ethnicity and Early Education. Catalog No. 128.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1975
NOTE: 31 p.
AVAILABILITY: Publications Office, I.R.E.C., College of
Education, University of Illinois 805 West Pennsylvania
Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (Catalog No. 128, $1.50)
ABSTRACT: This article reviews the relationship between
ethnicity and early academic success and examines the
rationales of several ethnic groups for the education of
their young children. An implication is made that "all"
American children reflect cultural group diversity. It is
recommended that early childhood educational programs
should be available to all children and reflect their
unique backgrounds and needs. Research is needed to
identify the specific ethnic values that have served both
in an historical and contemporary way to engender positive
group identity. It is also necessary to discover effective
methods of transmitting these values to young children in
an early educational setting. Finally, a question is posed
concerning the impact on the interpersonal relationships
within the family that may result from the preschool
child's participation in an ethnic-oriented learning
environment.
(Author/CS)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Achievement;
Cultural-Differences;
Environmental-Influences; Language-Acquisition; Minority
Groups; Nature-Nurture-Controversy; Self-Concept; Social
Class; Standardized-Tests
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Education; *Cultural-Pluralism;
*Curriculum-Development; *Early-Childhood-Education;
*Ethnic
Groups
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