This work offers a consideration of the nature of intelligence, cultural disadvantage, educational programs for culturally different people. In this longitudinal study, profiles of development and expression of competencies are presented.
Foreword Preface to the Revised Edition Introduction. What is Intelligence The Great Debate Deprivation, Disadvantage, or Difference? Early Childhood Education: Success or Failure? Cultural Disadvantage in Australia An Australian Preschool Potential, Competence, and Performance-A Conceptual Framework Questions and Assumptions Principles and Practice The Programs Achievements and Lessons Appendices References Index