ERIC Number: EJ1149302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-5279
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Celebrating Diversity--Together We Make Our World Complete. Summary of "Child Care in Practice" Conference Proceedings, October 2016
Peyton, Lynne; van Turnhout, Jillian; Hooper, Ernest; Fitzpatrick, Siobhan; Turbitt, Una; Morgan, Denise
Child Care in Practice, v23 n3 p225-241 2017
The "Child Care in Practice" Conference took place on October 15, 2016, in Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The theme of the one-day conference was "Celebrating Diversity" and included keynote addresses and workshops. This article includes summaries of some of the speaker presentations that day, including: (1) Evolving Identities in a Changing World (Jillian van Turnhout); (2) BENDWIMP--A Tool for Understanding and Appreciating Their World in Diverse and Multicultural Societies (Lynne Peyton); (3) "Soldiers for Society": The Invaluable Role of Childcare Educators (Ernest Hooper); (4) An Innovative Approach to Respecting Difference in Northern Ireland (Siobhan Fitzpatrick); (5) Female Genital Multilation (Una Turbitt); and (6) Valuing and Respecting Diversity in the Formally Integrated Pre-School in Northern Ireland (Denise Morgan). Individual summaries contain references.
Descriptors: Workshops, Student Diversity, Social Differences, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Preschool Children, Behavior, Teacher Role, Cultural Awareness, Females, Victims, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
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