description: Provides teachers with the background and strategy for effecting a pro-active and positive influence on young children by addressing both global education and multicultural education from a sound research-base -- with classroom applications. Provides a knowledge base of global educational issues; considers teaching-learning strategies that are inclusive of young children in their multiple array of learning styles; and focuses on the world of childhood in context of today's needs and the challenges of tomorrow. Explores the relationship of culture and learning and its impact. Defines global education using ten principles to build a framework for the curriculum. Contains thematic teaching ideas for implementing and infusing global education. Includes vignettes, models, examples, classroom applications, photographs, and correlated readings. For early childhood professionals.
language: English
title: Educating the Global Village: Including the Young Child in the World
titlecomplete: Educating the Global Village: Including the Young Child in the World
publisher: Merrill Pub Co