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Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective, 7th Edition

Authors: Jeffrey Trawick-Smith (Author)

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Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective, addresses both typical and atypical child development from birth through age eight.  This text highlights the diversity of child development, preparing professionals to meet the unique needs of children from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Preface
Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective, seventh edition, is a book about the development of all children in the world. It examines the physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and intellectual characteristics of children of diverse cultural backgrounds within and outside the United States. It discusses typical as well as atypical development; children with challenging conditions are profiled.
The book can be used as the primary text for child development or early child development courses in community colleges or 4-year programs in education or psychology. It can also be used as a supplementary text in graduate-level, life-span human development courses where a goal is to promote cultural understanding and sensitivity. Some of my colleagues have used it as a supplement in courses in multicultural education or the antibias curriculum. The book is intended to assist future teachers, child-care providers, and family service and mental health professionals in understanding and celebrating the rich diversity of development among children in all neighborhoods in the United States and around the globe.
Text Organization and Features
An initial examination of the contents will show that the book resembles other texts in child development. It includes current and important issues and topics. The book is organized in a conventional ages-and-stages format. A closer look, however, reveals several unique features. First, each topic is examined from a multicultural perspective. Sections on language development, for example, include descriptions of second-language learning and the linguistic development of non-English speakers. Chapters on intellectual development highlight cultural diversity in cognitive styles. Attachment patterns and peer relations among children of diverse backgrounds are explored. Cultural variations in motor play and development are examined.
A second unique feature is that topics in atypical development and special education are smoothly integrated into the core development chapters. For example, autism and serious emotional disturbance are fully examined in sections on social development, and learning disabilities are extensively described in chapters dealing with cognition. One purpose of the text is to assist professionals who work with children and families in understanding and appreciating the characteristics of children with challenging conditions, who will be increasingly integrated into regular classrooms. A final important feature of the book is its real-life, practical orientation. It is intended as a hands-on guide, with suggestions for professional practice presented in each chapter.
Each chapter ends with a Research Into Practice section that outlines practical classroom and parenting applications. A Child Guidance feature in most chapters highlights a proven research-based technique for enhancing children’s social, emotional, cognitive, or language growth. The chapters include numerous stories drawn from diverse cultures within and outside the United States, which bring theory and research to life.
Why Study Child Development from a Multicultural Perspective? Why is a multicultural focus in child development so important? During the 21st century, traditionally underrepresented groups—often called minorities—will constitute a new majority within the United States. Children from families of historically underrepresented groups make up a growing percentage of the preschool and school-age population. Early childhood classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse, and teachers and other professionals must be prepared to meet the unique needs of young children of varying backgrounds. Even teachers of monocultural classrooms must assist their students in understanding and appreciating other cultures. A primary goal of early childhood education today is to provide the skills, understanding, and sensitivity that children need in a pluralistic society. This textbook is designed to assist professionals in meeting that goal by providing a culturally sensitive account of developmental processes.
New to This Edition
This seventh edition has the following additions and updates:
● Each chapter now starts with a set of learning objectives that detail the concepts that the chapter will present. Each objective is tied to a main section of the text.
● Recent research in neuroscience is presented, which helps us better understand how children think, learn, feel, and behave.
● Greater emphasis is placed on newer or more culturally inclusive theories of development—neo-Piagetian, postmodern, and biological theories, for example.
● A more extensive examination of dual-language learners is included. Newly discovered advancements in how young children from bilingual homes learn and develop are profiled.
● The book contains discussions of more than 400 new research studies and articles on early childhood development that have been published since the last edition.
● An end-of-chapter feature titled Applying Chapter Ideas has been added. This feature provides real-world, hands-on exercises along with questions to ponder related to those exercises.