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ERIC Number: EJ588474
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Expanding Roles of Teachers for the 21st Century: An Indian Context.
Bhavnagri, Navaz Peshotan; Vaswani, Thrity G.
Childhood Education, v75 n5 p297-303 1999
Examines the rationale for expanding teachers' roles, using preschool education in the slums of Baroda, India, as an illustrative study, and its implications for teacher preparation in 21st-century United States. Considers the roles of child educator and advocate, family-life educator, environment educator, economic adviser, and health educator. (KB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Interprofessional Relationship, Preschool Education, Role of Education, School Role, Teacher Education, Teacher Influence, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: India (Baroda)
Note: Annual Theme Issue: "The Expanding Role of the Teacher."