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Sherfinski, Melissa; Slocum, Audra; Lough, Jessica – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2022
This ethnographic research case study of five early childhood classrooms in rural Appalachia explores how the decline of the coal industry and shift to natural gas fracking impact classroom play spaces in the region. Child development orientations influenced educators' approaches to teaching about the natural world. The children's and teachers'…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Rural Areas, Ethnography, Case Studies
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Wiss, Corrinne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A case study of a child not developmentally ready to handle the linguistic demands of a second language in an academic setting is presented as representative of a subgroup of students. It is suggested that new paradigms for researching suitability of early French immersion for all students are needed. (21 references) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education