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1. A Developmental Approach to the Education of Young Children: Basic Principles = Pedagogika Obrazovania Detei Doshkolnovo Vozrasta. Osnovanaya Na Intelektualno-Sotsialnom Razvitayia Detei.

Author

Katz, Lilian G.

Abstract

Noting that there are many criteria by which to determine whether pedagogical practices are appropriate for young children, this paper outlines a developmental approach to pedagogy for young children. Twenty-three principles of practice are outlined. The main suggestions are that a developmental approach is one that takes into account those aspects of teaching and learning that change with the child's age and experience, as well as the normative and dynamic dimensions of development. Accordingly, the appropriate curriculum must be decided on the basis of (1) what is best in the long term, (2) what strengthens young learners' disposition to study closely their environments, and (3) what knowledge is useful to them in the present. Young children should not be introduced to formal instruction too early, intensely, or abstractly, but should be given the opportunity to experience in-depth understandings through interactive, first-hand and active experiences with real objects and real environments. Learning should proceed from behavioral to representational knowledge, and young learners should have opportunities to apply in meaningful contexts the knowledge learned in the more formal parts of the curriculum. Young children should be engaged daily in worthwhile activities and work in which cooperation is functional and not phony. (AA)

Published
1994

2. Resettlement Guide: Russian. A Guide for Refugees Resettling in the United States.

Author

Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC.

Abstract

This resettlement guide, entirely in Russian, describes the initial stage of resettlement and the processes that refugees undergo as new arrivals. The information is intended to prepare refugees for the first few weeks in an American community and to explain fundamental aspects of American life. An initial chapter outlines issues in pre-arrival arrangements, resettlement, and legal status, also explaining some common refugee misconceptions about their reception and status. Subsequent chapters describe aspects of employment in the United States (employment and benefit types, pay, getting a job, and job mobility); income and expenditures (budgeting, shopping, and banking services); education systems for children and adults; the American social, political, and religious system (including social services, the health care system, government and law, religion in American life, and church sponsorship); and daily living (personal communication, papers to carry, cars, alcohol, privacy, punctuality, personal habits, social conventions, money matters, and weights and measures). Notes on American holidays and special days and a list of voluntary agencies are contained in final chapters. (MSE)

Published
1991