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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783680603321

Autore

Berk Laura E

Titolo

Awakening children's minds [[electronic resource] ] : how parents and teachers can make a difference / / Laura E. Berk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-756550-6

1-280-42789-2

0-19-972862-3

1-60256-486-8

Edizione

[1st Oxford University Press pbk.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

155.4

Soggetti

Child development

Socialization

Early childhood education - Parent participation

Parenting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A new view of child development -- The social origins of mental life -- Why children talk to themselves -- Learning through make-believe play -- Helping children with deficits and disabilities -- Learning in classrooms -- The child in contemporary culture -- A vision for parenting and educational practice -- Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

This guide provides practical guidance for creating optimal learning environments for children. It clarifies the theories using case studies, and challenges the notion that parents' impact is minimal.