The mind of a child

Marcuse, Gary. (Author). Williams, Lorna (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author). Face to Face Media Ltd. (Added Author).

Summary: Documents the work of Vancouver School District First Nations education specialist Lorna Williams [St'at'yemc Nation], who, having researched Reuven Feuerstein's views on cognitive development and cultural transmission, has adapted his mediated learning theory and teaching methods for use by British Columbia teachers of aboriginal children. Includes interviews with Feuerstein & footage of programs in action in Isreal/Palestine, Ethiopia and inner-city Washington, D.C.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Vancouver] : Face to Face Media ; [Montreal] : National Film Board of Canada, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Working with children affected by poverty, racism and war." --container Produced in association with: National Film Board of Canada. Originally produced in 1995. DVD-R format. No scene indexing. No "skip" segments.
Language Note:	In English and French.