Back to the Basics: More Loving, Tender Care for Young Children.

Nimnicht, Glen

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Publication Date: 1981-Sep

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Back to the Basics: More Loving, Tender Care for Young Children.

Nimnicht, Glen

Young Children, v36 n6 p4-11 Sep 1981

Describes a program in Colombia to enhance learning of lower class children by emphasizing acceptance, risk taking, and problem solving in a supportive environment. Parental involvement is stressed. The back-to-the-basics movement is discussed as an educational strategy antithetical to the author's philosophy. (DB)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Learning Readiness, Parent Education, Problem Solving, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Self Concept

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colombia

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