Connections and Commitments: Reflecting Latino Values in Early Childhood Programs

By Costanza Eggers-Piérola

Connections and Commitments provides a framework that helps educators teach Latino students more responsively by focusing on four key values shared by many Latino cultures:

• Familia/Family: Forming true alliances with the family network
• Pertenencia/Belonging: Creating a sense of family and belonging in the classroom
• Educación/Education: Learning together
• Compromiso/Commitment: Taking the lead in changing professional development

Contact Info: Costanza Eggers-Pierola (1-800-225-4276 x2145)

Project Website: Improving Access and Opportunities for Latinos in Early Childhood Education

Published by: Heinemann Order Info

Learn more about this book and download a sample chapter on the publisher’s Web site: http://www.heinemann.com/shared/products/E00740.asp

Price: $24.50
ISBN: 0-325-00740-3
(256 pp.) Print