Enduring problems in assessment: The persistent challenges of cultural dynamics and family issues

Author(s): Barrera, I.

Journal/Book: Infant Young Children. 1999; 12: 7201 Mckinney Circle, Frederick, MD 21704, USA. Aspen Publ Inc. 34-42.

Abstract: Screening and assessment play a critical role in the Lives of young children and their families. The results of these procedures can paint enduring portraits of the strengths and vulnerabilities of both children and families. This article explores the challenges of cultural dynamics and family issues relative to six areas of assessment: the target of assessment, the setting, the methods, the personnel, the uses, and, finally, the fusion of assessment with intervention. While the authors' examination of these challenges does not eliminate the problems inherent in the screening and assessment with infants and young children, it can, perhaps, raise issues and stimulate ideas that can help us to enter the homes and worlds of diverse families and their children in Nays that are both respectful and responsive.

Note: Article Brown W, E Tennessee State Univ, Sch Grad Studies, Johnson City,TN 37614 USA

Keyword(s): cultural diversity; cultural dynamics; family support; infants and toddlers; paradigm shifts; screening and assessment

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