Early Intervention: Cross-Cultural Experiences with a Mediational Approach

by Pnina S. Klein

Overview

First published in 1996. This book presents a new theoretical and practical model for early intervention: the Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC). Aid agencies including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and Redd Barna supported research projects on the implementation of this approach with poor, high-risk children in various countries. This book presents reasons for implementation, processes of intervention, and some outcomes of the MISC approach in six countries: Israel, Sweden, USA, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135543419
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Series:	Source Books on Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	278
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Pnina S. Klein

Table of Contents

Introduction, Part I Mediation and Intervention, Part II Mediational Intervention: Cross-Cultural Experiences Part III Appendices

Editorial Reviews

Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC) is an early childhood intervention method designed to create behaviors that are essential for future learning: concentration, comprehension, self- evaluation, and planning. The volume discusses the results of research projects sponsored by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and Redd Barna, in Israel, Sweden, the US, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, and India. Explaining how caregivers can be trained in MISC, the volume also discusses cross-cultural and special needs. The appendices include basic training information. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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