Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective

1. What is early childhood development?
2. How have Western views on early childhood development changed over the years?
3. How have non-Western perspectives on childhood differed from Western views?
4. How can a knowledge of early childhood development guide classroom interactions
and curriculum planning?
5. How can an understanding of early childhood development guide the observation
and identification of children with disabilities?
6. How can a knowledge of early childhood development promote an understanding
and appreciation of diversity?
7. How can this knowledge guide advocacy and the shaping of public policy?
8. Why should professionals study child development from a multicultural perspective?

Complete each of these questions in your own words with a 2-3 sentence answer. Substantiate your answers with page numbers from your text. Save your answer as a file and upload to the assignment link.

Trawick-Smith, Jeffrey. (2010). Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective (7th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.