Focuses on the publication of the 'Children and War' position paper written for the Association for Childhood Education International by Norma R. Law, director of the Child Study Center in Vancouver. Concern about nuclear threat during the Cold War; Significant role of children in preventing war; Ways to educate children for peace.
EDUCATION, LANGUAGE & languages, CHILD rearing, CULTURAL values
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The article discusses Indigenous education in Canada. It cites the First Nations children's participation in family and community activities to learn heritage Indigenous language, literacy of the land, and the right time and place for various kinds of activities and expressions. According to the author, indigenous child rearing may be oriented toward nurturing cultural values in children through their everyday practices.
FAMILY literacy programs, HOMELESS families, PRESCHOOL children, CHILD development research, LITERACY
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The article presents information on a family literacy program for homeless mothers and preschool children in Canada. The author looks at the influence of the home environment on children's literacy and language skills, the impact of homelessness on children's literacy development, and the book "Learning Begins at Home: A Research-Based Family Literacy Program Curriculum," by A. Doyle, K. Hipfner-Boucher, and J. Pelletier.