Entering into dialogue with immigrant parents

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Title	Entering into dialogue with immigrant parents
Authors	J. Tobin, A. Arzubiaga
Year	2007
Journal	Early Childhood Matters
Volume	June
Series number	108
Pages	34-38
ISSN	1387-9553
Organisation	Bernard van Leer Foundation
Subject	Culture, Society and Religion
Keywords	children, migration, education, social development
Regions	Europe, North America
Countries	France, Germany, Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Abstract	Three years ago a group of researchers from five countries (England, France, Germany, Italy and the USA) came together in the ‘Children Crossing Borders’ research project to study approaches to working with children of recent immigrants in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. At the heart of this Bernard van Leer Foundation-funded study is a comparison of the ideas about ECEC held by practitioners and immigrant parents. A basic assumption is that ECEC programmes can better serve immigrants when parents, teachers and other stakeholders talk to each other. The project aims to serve as a catalyst for dialogue among all those involved about the problems and possibilities of creating ECEC programmes that reflect the values and beliefs of both immigrant communities and of the societies into which they have immigrated.
Language	English
Category	Practice
Document type	Article
Rights	© 2007 Bernard van Leer Foundation
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