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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Much of current educational theory and research at the time was
concerned with the effect that pre-school education should have in
accelerating development throughout the years of compulsory
schooling. This book, originally published in 1975, is an important
contribution to the debate since it shows how the stages of
pre-schooling affect the child, the family and the neighbourhood
community. The authors point out that pre-school stands at the
intersection between the informal socialisation of the home and the
more disciplined learning which takes place at school. Much
research appears to show that poor progress in primary school
results partly from adverse family circumstances; but it reveals
just as plausibly that the formal measures of progress used by both
the research and our schools are reflecting a limited view of
progress and one which does least justice to the norms and values
of families which do not share established academic goals. For this
reason a cultural shock is experienced by many children on joining
school. The authors argue that pre-school, as a transitional phase,
could do much to reduce the shock, but that many of the efforts
made for the under-fives simply expose them earlier to the contrast
between home and school learning situations. They recognise that
parents are educators and play a prominent part in the intellectual
and social development of their children. They also stress that the
effect of pre-school children on the social or psychological
well-being of parents and children will be limited unless it takes
account of and reaches out to the community to which they belong.
The authors offer several alternative approaches to pre-school
organisation and content of the time and examine some specific
examples, such as the Pre-school Playgroup movement and the
Leicester Home-Start scheme. The book arose out of the authors'
participation in several educational projects, including the
Educational Priority Area Project which ran for three years during
1969-71. In particular it draws on their working experience which
was based at the Red House Education Centre in a South Yorkshire
mining community near Doncaster.
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Black Punk Now
Chris L Terry, James Spooner
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Discovery Miles 4 280
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Diana's Epoch
Terry James
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R468
Discovery Miles 4 680
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