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ERIC Number: EJ456308
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Understanding the Special Needs of Former Soviet Children.
Hoot, James L.; Bonkareva, Ella
Childhood Education, v69 n2 p82-85 Win 1992
Describes characteristics of immigrant children from the former Soviet Union and implications of these characteristics for U.S. teachers. Considers differences between U.S. and Soviet schools in scheduling practices, bathroom routines, racial composition, meals, languages, clothing, naps, and parent/school relationships. (LB)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Class Organization, Clothing, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Immigrants, Peer Influence, School Schedules, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Language Barriers; USSR