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  2. Melville J. Herskovits - Wikipedia

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    Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped to first establish African and African Diaspora studies in American academia. He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities. He worked with his wife Frances (Shapiro ...

  3. History of early childhood care and education - Wikipedia

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    The History of early childhood care and education (ECCE) refers to the development of care and education of children between birth and eight years old throughout history. ECCE has a global scope, and caring for and educating young children has always been an integral part of human societies. Arrangements for fulfilling these societal roles have ...

  4. Early childhood education - Wikipedia

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    Early childhood education. A test written by a four-year-old child in 1972, in the former Soviet Union. The lines are not ideal, but the teacher (all red writing) gave the best grade (5) anyway. Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally ...

  5. Early life and career of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Early life and career of Barack Obama. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii [ 1 ] to Barack Obama, Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Oriang' Kogelo of Rachuonyo North District, [ 2 ] Kenya) and Stanley Ann Dunham, known as Ann (1942–1995) (born in Wichita, Kansas, United ...

  6. Early childhood education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    History. Early childhood education, in its professional form, emerges in the United States in the early 20th century. In 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC) was founded, and is still active today. Around this time, we also see the inception of development education standards along with teacher training ...

  7. National Association for the Education of Young Children

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    Nearly 60,000 [1] (2020) Website. www.naeyc.org. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a large nonprofit association in the United States representing early childhood education teachers, para-educators, center directors, trainers, college educators, families of young children, policy makers, and advocates. [2]

  8. Education in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Education in Africa. The history of education in Africa can be divided into pre-colonial and post- colonial periods. [ 1 ] Since the introduction of formal education by European colonists to Africa, education, particularly in West and Central Africa, has been characterized by both traditional African teachings and European-style schooling systems.

  9. Human evolution - Wikipedia

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    For the study of humans, see Anthropology. The hominoids are descendants of a common ancestor. Human evolution is the evolutionary process within the history of primates that led to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of the hominid family that includes all the great apes. [ 1 ]