ERIC Number: ED357853
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 350
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ISBN: ISBN-967-978-399-5
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Child Development: Preschool Children.
Chiam, Heng Keng, Ed.
This book reports some of the results of an extensive study of the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development of Malaysian children. Chapter 1 of the book describes the demographics of the sample. Subjects were 3,099 preschool children in the state of Selangor and the federal district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data is reported by sector (disadvantaged urban children, nondisadvantaged urban children, rural children, and children living on estates); ethnicity (Malay, Indian, and Chinese); and gender. Chapter 2 presents data on children's birth weight, physical growth, and nutritional status. Children's physical development, language development, toilet training, immunization status, illnesses, and visual and hearing defects are discussed in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 examines infant feeding and preschoolers' diets. Information concerning worm infections is presented in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 discusses the effects of environmental factors on children's physical growth, health, and nutrition. Chapter 7 examines study results that relate to cognitive development, highlighting children's ability to classify, understand series and conservation, reason, and solve problems. Chapter 8 examines children's language development, vocabulary development, and language fluency. Data pertaining to children's social and emotional development and personality traits are presented in Chapter 9. Chapter 10 examines relationships among various areas of development discussed in the previous chapters. Chapter 11 draws implications from the study results for childrearing practices, parent education, and preschool educational practices. A reference list is included in each chapter. (BC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Indians, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Nutrition, Physical Development, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Differences, Social Development
Pelanduk Publications, 24, Jalan 20/16A, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
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Language: English
Sponsor: Malaya Univ., Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).; Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands).
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia; Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
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