Research Catalog

Title

Cultural conflict and struggle : literacy learning in a kindergarten program / Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt.

Author

Schmidt, Patricia Ruggiano, 1944-

Publication

New York : P. Lang, ©1998.

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Details

Description

xviii, 160 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

• This story began in an educational setting where two children who were physically and culturally different experienced conflict on a daily basis. Peley's family emigrated from Cambodia and Vietnam, Raji's from Bombay. Both children struggled throughout their first year of formal education in a predominately white suburban school district. Social and academic problems developed during work and play, formal literacy learning, holidays and celebrations, and home/school communications. Their teacher, Ms. Starr, also struggled as she tried to understand the two children and their families, watching helplessly as Peley and Raji became isolated in the kindergarten program.
• At the end of this account, specific classroom recommendations are offered to present and future educators.

Series Statement

Rethinking childhood ; vol. 5

Uniform Title

Rethinking childhood ; vol. 5.

Subject

• Children > New York (State) > Language > Case studies
• Kindergarten > Social aspects > New York (State) > Case studies
• Asian American children > Education > New York (State) > Case studies
• Socialization > New York (State) > Case studies
• Education, Bilingual > New York (State) > Case studies
• Multicultural education > New York (State) > Case studies
• Asian American children > Education
• Children > Language
• Education, Bilingual
• Kindergarten > Social aspects
• Multicultural education
• Socialization
• Ausländisches Kind
• Englischunterricht
• Interkulturelle Erziehung
• Kindergarten
• Projekt
• Soziale Integration
• Kindergarten > Sozialisation > Sprachfertigkeit > Kind. > USA > Asiaten
• Sozialisation > Sprachfertigkeit > Kindergarten > Kind. > USA > Asiaten
• Sprachfertigkeit > Sozialisation > Kindergarten > Kind. > USA > Asiaten
• New York (State)
• New York Staat
• USA > Asiaten > Kind > Kindergarten > Sozialisation > Sprachfertigkeit
• Asiaten > Kind > Kindergarten > Sozialisation > Sprachfertigkeit > USA

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-151) and index.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- History of the struggle -- The setting: home and school cultures -- Isolation: workign and playing with others -- Conflict and struggle: literacy learning programs -- Tinsel and tension: holidays and celebrations -- Confusion: home and school communication -- Classroom community: diversity and literacy -- Teacher as change agent.

ISBN

• 0820437573
• 9780820437576

LCCN

96054246

OCLC

• ocm36158647
• 36158647
• SCSB-1201576

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library