{"product_id":"bridging-cultures-in-early-care-marlene-zepeda-9780805856415","title":"Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module","description":"\u003ci\u003eBridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module\u003c\/i\u003e is a resource designed to help pre-service and in-service early childhood educators, including infant-toddler caregivers, understand the role of culture in their programs. It is also intended for professionals who work with children and their families in a variety of other roles, such as social workers, special educators, and early interventionists, and for use in college courses focused on early childhood education and child development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe module explains and illustrates how early childhood educators can use the organizing concepts of \u003ci\u003eindividualism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecollectivism\u003c\/i\u003e as a means of understanding cultural conflict and difference. These concepts have been shown to be highly useful in improving home-school understanding across cultures. Based on real-life examples of cultural dilemmas in early care and education settings, participants engage the concepts of individualism and collectivism to solve a variety of scenarios in a dynamic and engaging manner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Chapter 1 introduces the Bridging Cultures for Early Care and Education approach, provides a brief history, and explains the training module. It presents the conceptual framework of individualism and collectivism, which is at the heart of the training.\u003cbr\u003e*Chapter 2 provides the information needed for a two-hour workshop, including a script and notes to the facilitator. The script is not meant to be read word for word. Rather, it is offered as a guide, based on a pilot-tested approach. Appendices at the end of the book contain transparency masters for the overheads referenced in the script, and masters for suggested handouts.\u003cbr\u003e*Chapter 3 offers ideas for augmenting the basic two-hour training by expanding it over a longer time period. It also identifies additional diversity resources that can complement the Bridging Cultures training.\u003cbr\u003e*Appendices providing additional information, data, and bibliographic resources are included. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis module originated as part of the Bridging Cultures Project at WestEd--a nonprofit research, development, and service agency working with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlene Zepeda, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Carrie Rothstein-Fisch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805856412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805856415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.94h x 8.34w x 0.37d","brand":"Marlene Zepeda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45481730998527,"sku":"9780805856415","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13ddff0c-28bf-4d83-820e-c0428a757730.jpg?v=1715987505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bridging-cultures-in-early-care-marlene-zepeda-9780805856415","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}