English Bridging Programme for Immigrant Children in Hong Kong: Inclusion or Exclusion?

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59595/ajie.02.1.2 Eddy Li English Language Teaching Unit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Received 13August 2013, Final revised version received 24December 2013) This paper reports on a study designed to examine how the school-based curriculum of a government-funded English bridging programme in Hong Kong respondsto the linguistic needs of newly arrived children with limited …

Where Do I Send My Child with Disability? How Australian Parents Negotiate Their Kindergarten Placement Dilemmas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59595/ajie.02.1.3         Joseph S Agbenyega Monash University, Australia   Deborah Tamakloe Washington State University, USA     (Received 11December 2013, Final revised version received 17April 2014) Choosing a kindergarten for young children is a highly demanding process. For parents who have children with disabilities this process can be particularly challenging, given …

The Relationship Between Quality Early Childhood Programs and Transition Services in Inclusive Education of Young Children

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59595/ajie.02.1.4 Sunanta Klibthong, Lara Fridani, Kiiko Ikegami and Joseph S Agbenyega Monash University, Australia (Received 09October 2013, Final revised version received 20April 2014) The relationship between quality early childhood programs and transition services in inclusive education for young children has not received the needed attention in current literature. School transition services are important for …