Child advocacy and early childhood education policies in the Caribbean
By: edited by Irene R. Berson, University of South Florida, Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida
Series: Research in global child advocacy
Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Inc.; Information Age Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Charlotte, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781681232546; 9781681232553; 9781681232560
Subjects: Government policy; Early childhood education; Elementary Education
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Development, Care, and Education in the Earliest Years of Life: Past, Present, and Lessons for the Majority World / Kofi Marfo, Ilene R. Berson, and Michael J. Berson; title: Toward Cross-Sector Integration of Early Childhood Services in St. Lucia : Using Policy, Historical, and Linguistic Factors to Inform Future Progress / Patriann Smith and Kofi Marfo; title: Quality in Early Childhood Education : The Puerto Rico Experience / Annette López de Méndez, Víctor E. Bonilla-Rodríguez, and Claudia X. Alvarez-Romero; title: A Move Toward Completing the Early Childhood Development Policy in Belize / Alberto Luis August; title: From "Bull In The Pen" to One, Two, Three, and Then? : Transitioning From Outdoor Play to Indoor Activities; title: When Heavy Desks Do Not Move : Move the Way to Think About Desks / Trician Bailey and Megan Cross; title: Voices from Parents : Issues of Early Childhood Education in Belize / Erin M. Casey; title: A Postcolonial Waltz : Encouraging Meaningful Mathematics Learning in Jamaica's Early Childhood Classrooms / La-Toya Latty and Lissa Ledbetter; title: Boys Won't Read : What Can Teachers Do to Engage Boys in Reading? / Sharon Edwards and Lori Rakes; title: Developing the "Ideal Caribbean Child" : Employing Social-Emotional and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Practices in Health and Family Life Education / Tavis D. Jules and Gina Coffee; title: Children at Risk : Girls' Sexual Abuse and Child Protection Issues in Jamaica / Paul Miller.