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Black, White, or Mixed Race?: Race and Racism in the Lives of Young People of Mixed Parentage
Barbara Tizard, Ann Phoenix

Routledge, 1993

The number of people in racially mixed relationships is steadily growing, yet their children are still often stigmatized and assumed to feel confused and unhappy about their racial identities. Social workers argue that they "need" to acquire a black identity, and hence should not be placed with white foster or adoptive parents. Tizard and Phoenix question these beliefs in an exploration of mixed-race identity. They show that many young people ...

Biology of Play (Clinics in Developmental Medicine (Mac Keith Press))

Cambridge University Press, 1993

How can we define 'play'? How does play behaviour develop? Can it be measured? Is it a universal childhood phenomenon? Do children learn through play? In an attempt to answer these and other questions, Biology of Play offers a wide, selective range of current thinking, observational work and experiments on play. Additionally, the more practical clinical and educational aspects of the subject are discussed, e.g. the rôle of play in psychotherapy, ...

Young Children Learning: Talking and Thinking At Home and At School

1 review
Barbara Tizard, Martin Hughes

Fontana, 1984

Young Children Learning
This is a remarkable book - a must read for every parent, parent-to-be, and teacher! I read it shortly after its publication, and was so impressed that I called and also spoke with Barbara Tizard, its British author and educational researcher. I also gave individual copies to the members of the board of our local school district, who were debating whether to open a program for three-year-olds in ...

Fifteen Thousand Hours (Bedford Way Papers)

1 review
Barbara Tizard, et al

Kogan Page Ltd, 1980

An essential book for unstanding how schools affect behavior
Michael Rutter is a psychiatrist who is a sociologist. It's a rare combination. This particular book is widely cited in the resiiency literature, yet few have read it outside of graduate courses. I knew of the basics of it as a national researcher studying how schools can prevent violence. It wasn't until a few months ago I actually read the book. I wish I had much earlier. Some folks ...