Children of the Dispossessed: Far-West Preschoolers 30 Years on, 2nd Edition

Author:   Barry Nurcombe ,  Susan-Lee Walker ,  Philip De Lacey
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   16
ISBN:  

9781567504217


Pages:   318
Publication Date:   12 May 1999
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Paperback
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This work offers a consideration of the nature of intelligence, cultural disadvantage, educational programs for culturally different people. In this longitudinal study, profiles of development and expression of competencies are presented.

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Author:   Barry Nurcombe ,  Susan-Lee Walker ,  Philip De Lacey
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   16
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.444kg
ISBN:  

9781567504217


ISBN 10:   1567504213
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   12 May 1999
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface to the Revised Edition Introduction. What is Intelligence The Great Debate Deprivation, Disadvantage, or Difference? Early Childhood Education: Success or Failure? Cultural Disadvantage in Australia An Australian Preschool Potential, Competence, and Performance-A Conceptual Framework Questions and Assumptions Principles and Practice The Programs Achievements and Lessons Appendices References Index

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.,. serves a valuable function for a readership in psychology, education, and community action....an important publication, , , , a book worth reading. -Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books


.,. serves a valuable function for a readership in psychology, education, and community action....an important publication, , , , a book worth reading. -Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books ?...serves a valuable function for a readership in psychology, education, and community action....an important publication, , , , a book worth reading.?-Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books ... serves a valuable function for a readership in psychology, education, and community action....an important publication, , , , a book worth reading. -Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books


Author Information

BARRY NURCOMBE is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, University of Queensland. SUSAN-LEE WALKER is committee member and advisor to the Warrawong Child and Family Center. PHILIP DE LACEY is part-time Associate Professor responsible for the experimental preschool program in Bourke, New South Wales. He was the first chairman of the Department of Education at the Wollongong University College of the University of N. S. W.. and subsequently of the University of Wollongong. His research interests include psychology in education, child development, early-enrichment and pre-literacy programs, `quality' in university education, atypical children.

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