TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching the immigrant child
T2 - Application of child development theories
AU - Onchwari, Grace
AU - Onchwari, Jacqueline Ariri
AU - Keengwe, Jared
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Immigrant children are an under-researched yet a steadily growing group. It is therefore compelling for practitioners to understand challenges these children are likely to encounter in the classroom so as to effectively meet their needs. In this article various theoretical perspectives of prominent child development theories are analyzed in an attempt to understand immigrant children in the classroom. Theories of Maslow, Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, and Bronfenbrenner are explicitly discussed. Some suggestions for practice are also provided.
AB - Immigrant children are an under-researched yet a steadily growing group. It is therefore compelling for practitioners to understand challenges these children are likely to encounter in the classroom so as to effectively meet their needs. In this article various theoretical perspectives of prominent child development theories are analyzed in an attempt to understand immigrant children in the classroom. Theories of Maslow, Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, and Bronfenbrenner are explicitly discussed. Some suggestions for practice are also provided.
KW - Classroom practice
KW - Diversity
KW - English language learners
KW - Immigrant children
KW - Theories of child development
KW - Young children
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U2 - 10.1007/s10643-008-0269-9
DO - 10.1007/s10643-008-0269-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:57249111900
SN - 1082-3301
VL - 36
SP - 267
EP - 273
JO - Early Childhood Education Journal
JF - Early Childhood Education Journal
IS - 3
ER -