Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practice in the Global Village: The Kenya Literacy Project.

Part of a special issue on young learners around the world. A team of American teacher educators is engaged in a cooperative venture with a rural community in Kenya to improve children's academic achievement. The first step in the cooperative venture involves the development of community resources and leaders. Participants also want to strengthen the educational infrastructure and improve educational practices in the local school. Some important lessons that the U.S. teacher educators have learned from the project are discussed.

an: 507932073; source: YC: Young Children; docTypes: Article; pubTypes: Academic Journal;