Diversity in Early Care and Education (formerly Multicultural Issues In Child Care) explores the rich diversity
encountered in programs and environments for children ages birth to 8, including those serving children with special
needs. The emphasis is on the practical and immediate concerns of the early childhood professional and family service
worker, though all information has strong theoretical support.
New Features
Beyond "Multicultural": Moving from a multicultural to an equity emphasis, Gonzalez-Mena discusses
diversity as it relates to the "isms" in race, gender, ability, religion, social class, and status.
From "Child Care" to "Care and Education": The title reflects the fact that care and education
always come as a package. The text offers practical applications for a range of situations encountered by such
practitioners and administrators as:
infant-toddler, preschool, primary teachers and program directors,
special educators and early interventionists,
social services and family support personnel,
and family child care providers.
Table of Contents
1 Perceiving and Responding to Differences
2 Communicating Across Cultures
3 Working with Diversity Issues
4 A Framework for Understanding Differences
5 Attachment and Separation
6 Differing Perspectives on Learning through Play
7 Socialization, Guidance, and Discipline
