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Developing cross-cultural competence : a guide for working with children and their families / edited by Eleanor W. Lynch and Marci J. Hanson. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore, Maryland : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Company, (c)2004.Edition: third editionDescription: xx, 518 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781557667441
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV888.H251.D484 2004
  • HV888
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Contents:
Ethnic, cultural, and language diversity in service settings Marci J. Hanson -- Conceptual framework : from culture shock to cultural learning Eleanor W. Lynch -- Developing cross-cultural competence Eleanor W. Lynch -- Cultural perspectives -- Families with Anglo-European roots Marci J. Hanson -- Families with American Indian roots Jennie R. Joe and Randi Suzanne Malach -- Families with African American roots Winnie O. Willis -- Families with Latino roots Maria E. Zuniga -- Families with Asian roots Sam Chan and Evelyn Lee -- Families with Pilipino roots Rosa Milagros Santos and Sam Chan -- Families with Native Hawaiian and Samoan roots Noreen Mokuau and Pemerika Tauili'ili -- Families with Middle Eastern roots Virginia-Shirin Sharifzadeh -- Families with South Asian roots Namita Jacob -- Children of many songs Eleanor W. Lynch and Marci J. Hanson -- Summary and implications -- Steps in the right direction : implications for service providers Eleanor W. Lynch and Marci J. Hanson.
Subject: Provides hard-to-find information and practical advice to professionals who are working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It includes facts about the influence of culture on people's beliefs, values, and behaviors; descriptions of the challenges families may have adapting to a different culture; and strategies for fostering respectful and effective interactions.
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Ethnic, cultural, and language diversity in service settings Marci J. Hanson -- Conceptual framework : from culture shock to cultural learning Eleanor W. Lynch -- Developing cross-cultural competence Eleanor W. Lynch -- Cultural perspectives -- Families with Anglo-European roots Marci J. Hanson -- Families with American Indian roots Jennie R. Joe and Randi Suzanne Malach -- Families with African American roots Winnie O. Willis -- Families with Latino roots Maria E. Zuniga -- Families with Asian roots Sam Chan and Evelyn Lee -- Families with Pilipino roots Rosa Milagros Santos and Sam Chan -- Families with Native Hawaiian and Samoan roots Noreen Mokuau and Pemerika Tauili'ili -- Families with Middle Eastern roots Virginia-Shirin Sharifzadeh -- Families with South Asian roots Namita Jacob -- Children of many songs Eleanor W. Lynch and Marci J. Hanson -- Summary and implications -- Steps in the right direction : implications for service providers Eleanor W. Lynch and Marci J. Hanson.

Provides hard-to-find information and practical advice to professionals who are working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It includes facts about the influence of culture on people's beliefs, values, and behaviors; descriptions of the challenges families may have adapting to a different culture; and strategies for fostering respectful and effective interactions.

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