Interaction-oriented early intervention in Ethiopia: The MISC approach

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 340-354

  Klein, Pnina S ^a   Rye, Henning ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive and social emotional development; Cross cultural intervention; Early intervention; MISC; Parent child interaction; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; COGNITION; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TEACHING;

EID: 7044254996     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200410000-00007     Document Type: Review

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