De 11-jaar oude Akeelah groeit op in het ghetto van zuid L.A. en heeft een talent voor taal. Ondanks dat haar moeder er tegen is schrijft Akeelah zich in voor een spellingswedstrijd. Haar talent brengt haar tot de Nationale Spellingsfinales s werelds grootste speling... Lees meer.

This volume looks at the study of successful pathways through middle childhood. The chapters look at how diverse environmental contexts economic culture history politics influence child and family development. When can contexts and diversity be resources rather... Lees meer.

In her autobiography Rosetta Chatman Davis describes her di cult life growing up in the Fifties and Sixties on a farm in Greeleyville South Carolina. Rosetta gives detailed family history from slavery to freedom and through the Depression and World War II. Many of th... Lees meer.

This volume looks at the study of successful pathways through middle childhood. The chapters look at how diverse environmental contexts economic culture history politics influence child and family development. When can contexts and diversity be resources rather... Lees meer.

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When can contexts and diversity be resources rather than risks for children s developmental pathways. Scholars policy makers and practitioners increasingly realize that middle childhood matters as a time when children s pathways diverge as they meet new and overla... Lees meer.