TY - BOOK AU - Meade,Anne AU - PuhiPuhi,Hellen AU - Foster-Cohen,Susan H. ED - New Zealand. TI - Pasifika early childhood education: final report SN - 0478272847 U1 - 372.21089994093 22 PY - 2003///] CY - [Wellington] N.Z. PB - Ministry of Education, Research Division KW - Pacific Islanders KW - Education (Early childhood) KW - New Zealand KW - Education and state KW - Second language acquisition KW - Bilingualism in children N1 - "Report to the Ministry of Education"--Added title page; Added t.p. subtitle: Priorities for Pasifika early childhood education research; "Contract research"--Cover; "Pasifika education"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references; Pasifika early childhood education services profile -- Priorities for Pasifika early childhood education research -- Review essay on immersion and bilingual early education; Also available via the World Wide Web N2 - "This scoping report was commissioned with the inter-relationship between children's language acquisition, their cognitive development, and quality teaching in immersion and bilingual settings as the broad topic area for investigation. The report is comprised of three components: the first compiles of a profile of immersion and bilingual Pasifika early childhood education in 2001; the second reports on a consultation exercise with key stakeholders; and lastly an essay on bilingualism and second language acquisition in early childhood."--Publisher's website UR - https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/pasifika/5911 ER -