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Peer reviewedGersten, Russell; White, W. A. T. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Criticizes Lawrence J. Schweinhart and David Weikart's article on early childhood development in this "Educational Leadership" issue for overemphasizing inadequacies of the direct academic approach. Claims that findings were based on insufficient data and disclosed no significant differences in self-esteem, locus of control, suspension,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Delinquency, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textRimm, Sylvia B. – 1987
The paper considers pressures on bright children and the relationship of such pressures to underachievement. It gives specific suggestions on the prevention of underachievement to both parents and teachers. Pressures often felt by gifted children include pressures to be brilliant, to be creative, to do something spectacular, to find oneself, to be…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Educational Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Kinnison, Lloyd R.; And Others – 1988
A study was conducted of 55 preschool children attending Title XX day care centers in Amarillo, Texas, to investigate the cognitive, language, fine motor, and socioemotional development of the children. Results indicated that the students were below the 50th percentile for their age group norms on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised, the…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care
