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Fch 3*4

[ol unklrfying torlcts jd Oikkln @urri ufuhin Chlri`cn puafi s ojjfs

[ci Fch@cfidjrnic Ptctl \nivlrsity& \PC

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Lku ctijn in \PC ocs witnlsslk grlct jntrjvlrsy njwckcys. [ol lauffilnt

crguhlnt rlgcrking tol purpjsls jd s ojjfing is altwlln tol trckitijncf urri ufuh

cnk pjpufcr trlnk jd Oikkln @urri ufuh& tol unwrittln sj icf rufls cnk

lxpl tctijns jd alocvijr toct is klsignlk c jrking tj tol oifkrlns sj icf cnk

ufturcf ac bgrjunks. Pu o urri ufuh kjls urrlntfy lxist in hjst jd puafi

s ojjfs cnk cusl hu o jd puafi cttlntijn. P ojjf& tol prihcry institutijncf

crrilr jd djrhcf lku ctijn& is uncvjikcafy fistlk jn tol cglnkc jd klacting. Woct

hcbls tol puafi jn lrnlk cajut is njt ojw su o urri ufuh kjls rldfl t tol bink

jd s ojjfing tol stuklnt rl livls aut tol fctlnt ocrhs tj tol puafi lku ctijn

jael tivls it prjhjtls& al cusl tois ineusti l tlc oing prj lkurl wjufk rlctl csj iltcf rc b in sj ij( ufturcf cspl ts.

[ol trlnk jd oikkln urri ufuh cn al plr livlk in sjhl puafi` lflhlntcry

s ojjfs wolrl pupifs jd kiddlrlnt ltoni cf ac bgrjunks fivl in tol schl crlc.

Oln l& tois prjku ls inlqucfitils altwlln pupifs jd kiddlrlnt ufturls cnk rlsufts in

rlcting sj icf prleuki l in s ojjfs. [ol rlslcr o cnk inquiry survly wlrl hckl in

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sjhl kiddlrlnt s ojjfs& jnl jd woi o wcs jnku tlk in c toirk(grckl

hcto fcss drjh c fj cf lflhlntcry. [ol jtolrs cfsj ocvl tol sihifcr polnjhlnjn

tj su o. [ol pupifs jd tol jnku tlk rlslcr o crl hjstfy drjh

wjrbing fcss dchifils. [ol tlc olr wcs rlvilwing tol hltojk jd

ojw tj kivikl c fjng nuhalr ay jnl(kigit nuhalr. Djr lfi iting& sol wrjtl jn tol

ajcrk cn lxchpfl prjaflh /l.g. kivikl 373 ay 0) cnk csblk id cnyjnl in fcss

jufk sjfvl it. Jnl jd tol pupifs stjjk up& toln wlnt tj tol ajcrk cnk sjfvlk tol

prjaflh in tol njrhcf prj lkurl cs tcugot jnl kcy aldjrl. [ol sjfutijn prj lkurl

tjjb oih slvln stlps cftjgltolr /cs sojwn Ol wcs givln c gjjk jhhlnt ay tol

tlc olr. Aut toln& cnjtolr ajy(pupif /fctlr bnjwn cs drjh cnjtolr ufturl) sojwlk

toct ol jufk prlslnt tol sjfutijn ay cnjtolr styfl. Ois prlslntctijn hltojk is quitl

kiddlrlnt drjh toct in Chlri cn s ojjfs. It tjjb oih divl stlps tj diniso tol sjfutijn

/cs sojwn 5 [ois prlslntctijn ocs alln uslk in sjhl jd Inkj(@oinlsl

ufturcf s ojjfs sj dcr. Cdtlr tol prjaflh wcs sjfvlk& ol rl livlk cn innj ujus

jhhlnt jn ois plrdjrhcn l. [ol tlc olr durtolr pjints jut toct tois wcs njt

ln jurcglk. Olr rlhcrbs ock hckl tois innj lnt pupif lhacrrcsslk cnk cuslk

oih tj dllf fibl jnku ting c wrjng(kjing. In tol tlrh jd hctolhcti cf jn lpt&

tol fcttlr flcrfy plrdjrhlk in tol dcstlr wcy tocn tol djrhlr. Flts njt cncfyzl cnk

ignjrl tol fjgi cfity jd tol prj lkurl jd tol fcttlr plrdjrhcn l. [ol hcin pjint is

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Fch 0*4

toct ol kik glt tol rigot cnswlr& cnk ois prlslnting sojufk al ln jurcglk cnk

cpprl ictlk rctolr tocn kis jurcglk jr kiscpprl ictlk.

[ol cajvl polnjhlnjn jd oikkln urri ufuh witoin s ojjfs rlctls

inlqucfitils altwlln pupifs jd kiddlrlnt `ufturcf ac bgrjunks. C pupifs s ojjfing

trlcthlnt cnk typl toct ol jr sol rl livls crl rldfl tlk ay ois jr olr ufturl(

dcvjrlk jnkitijns. ]upifs jd flss(dcvjrlk `ufturl& i.l. kiddlrlnt drjh tol tlc olr

oih*olrslfd jr drjh tol hcejrity& crl jnsiklrlk cs indlrijr tj tolir hjrl(dcvjrlk

ufturl pllrs. [ol njti lcafl kistinguisoing is toct tol pupifs crl ufturcfizlk

kiddlrlntfy kul tj unsocrlk ufturcf ac bgrjunks. @oifkrln drjh hjrl ufturcffy

dcvjrlk dchifils crl glnlrcffy hjrl su lssduf in puafi s ojjfs tocn tojsl drjh

flss dcvjrlk jnls. Woct is tol rlcsjn djr tois: Kjls tol fcttlrs indlrijr

plrdjrhcn l rlsuft in tolir dchify lnvirjnhlnt toct pfcys c aig rjfl in pupifs

lku ctijn: Jd jursl njt& tol rlcsjn is tol sj( cfflk oikkln urri ufuh toct rlsufts.

[ol wcys tol pupifs crl trlctlk jut jhl tol hltojks toly crl tcugot. @lrtcinfy& it

wiff lddl t tol pupifs flcrning c oilvlhlnt. [ois unwrittln urri ufuh lcsify flcks

tj prleuki l cnk kis rihinctijn njt jnfy chjng tol pupifs cnk s ojjfs aut cfsj

chjng tol pupifs tolhslfvls. @lrtcinfy& su o urri ufuh wjufk alst slrvl c lrtcin

sj ij(pjfiti cf purpjsls cnk glnlrctl tol duturl priviflglk strctuh in tol

ocrhjnijus sj ilty. [oct is tol wcrning sign djr sj iltcf instcaifity cnk insl urity.

[ol iffustrctivl polnjhlnjn jin ikls woct Cnyjn iffustrctls in ois lsscy. C sfigot

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Fch ;*4

kiddlrln l is njt sj icf( fcss acslk aut ufturcf(acslk. Cs Cnyjn pjints jut in olr

lsscy& in tol wjrbing fcss s ojjfs& wjrb is djffjwing tol stlps jd c prj lkurl.

[ol prj lkurl is usucffy hl ocni cf& invjfving rjtl alocvijr cnk vlry fittfl

kl isijn hcbing jr oji l /Cnyjn 377)& woifl in tol hikkfl fcss s ojjfs& wjrb

is ReustX gltting tol rigot cnswlr /3?=). Nj hcttlr woct prj lkurl is crrilk jut&

c uhufcting lnjugo rigot cnswlrs /Cnyjn 3?=) is tol alst jptijn. [ois oikkln

urri ufuh jufk al kldinlk cs tol vcfuls toct crl tcugot tj tol pupifs torjugo tol

cttitukls cnk iklcs jd tol tlc olrs. Jdtln& tlc olrs ocvl c sua jns ijus jn lpt

cajut pupifs drjh kiddlrlnt sj icf jr ufturcf ac bgrjunks. [ol hcin pjint jd tol

jntrjvlrsy is njt ojw jnl plrdjrhs tol s ojjf tcsbs kl ikls woct c oilvlhlnt

jnl wiff gcin& aut ojw jnls l jnjhi jr ufturcf ac bgrjunk kltlrhinls jnls

lku ctijncf su lss#

[j rl jn ifl su o unklrfying ocrhs cuslk ay tol scik oikkln urri ufuh&

tol djffjwing jnsiklrctijns sojufk jrrlspjnklntfy al givln djr tol aldjrl(lyl

sjfutijn. Jnl jd tolsl wjufk invjfvl tol s ojjf cnk dchify lnvirjnhlnt. Id tol

flcrning lnvirjnhlnt /i.l. s ojjf cnk tlc olrs tolhslfvls) suppjrts tol pupifs

dchify lnvirjnhlnt& tol pupifs wiff al hjrl ln jurcging in s ojjfing cnk&

jnslqulntfy& wiff al hjrl su lssduf. Jn tol jntrcry& toly wiff al hjrl

kis jurcging tocn tol jtolrs id tolir ojhl lnvirjnhlnt is njt suppjrtlk ay tol

s ojjf. C pupifs c oilvlhlnt prihcrify rlfils jn tol hutucf suppjrt altwlln ois

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Fch

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Fch 4*4

Qldlrln l5

3. Cnyjn& Elcn. Drjh Pj icf @fcss cnk tol Oikkln @urri`ufuh jd Wjrb.1. @jfjhaj& Gcry lt cf. /1==7). Qlrlcking Chlri c. Nlw Yjrb.