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Direct linkSaracho, Olivia, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019
Child development "laboratory schools are dedicated to research-based instruction and furthering innovation in education. Many of these schools are connected to universities, where students are able to benefit from university resources and best practices" (Khan, 2014). They have been in existence on university campuses for centuries in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Laboratory Schools, Early Childhood Education, Educational History
Cunningham, Barbara J.; Rosenbaum, Peter L. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: The Preschool Speech and Language Program (PSLP) in Ontario, Canada, is a publicly funded intervention service for children from birth to 5 years with communication disorders. It has begun a population-level programme evaluation of children's communicative participation outcomes following therapy. Data are currently being collected for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Communication Disorders, Intervention
Brosinsky, Larissa; Georgis, Rebecca; Gokiert, Rebecca; Mejia, Teresa; Kirova, Anna – Childhood Education, 2018
The pressing needs of populations with unique challenges, such as immigrants or refugees, often stimulate important innovation in development of educational techniques and resources. This article highlights the RAISED between Cultures model, a conceptual framework for understanding children's experiences holistically and promoting intercultural…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Refugees, Biculturalism, Barriers
Shanker, Stuart – Education Canada, 2010
There is a growing awareness among developmental scientists that the better a child can self-regulate, the better she can rise to the challenge of mastering ever more complex skills and concepts. In the simplest terms, self-regulation can be defined as the ability to stay calmly focused and alert, which often involves--but cannot be reduced…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Child Development, Self Management, Self Control
Johnson, Genevieve Marie – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
Johnson and Puplampu recently proposed the "ecological techno-subsystem", a refinement to Bronfenbrenner's theoretical organization of environmental influences on child development. The ecological techno-subsystem includes child interaction with both living (e.g., peers) and nonliving (e.g., hardware) elements of communication,…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Internet, Cognitive Development, Child Development
Kiesner, Jeff; Poulin, Francois; Dishion, Thomas J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
The influence of using substances with friends on future individual use was examined in the context of parental monitoring rules and the ecology of peer activities. A 1-year longitudinal study design included a combined sample of North Italian and French Canadian adolescents (N = 285, 53% girls, M = 14.25 years). Data analyses were conducted using…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, French Canadians, Adolescents, Ecology
Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedSylvestre, John; Ochocka, Joanna; Hyndman, Brian – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1999
Evaluated 30 Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) projects in Ontario, Canada. CAPC is a Canadian federal government initiative that funds community groups in activities supporting child development and strengthening families. Identified categories of program activities and project outcomes, and found that most projects have adopted…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Programs, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries
Kamerman, Sheila B. – 1977
This report presents comparative data on standards and regulations for child care programs in Europe, Canada, Israel. Three models of child care systems are identified, and their implementation in eleven countries is described. Model I, the "anglo-American" model implemented in the United Kingdom and Canada, includes two or more parallel…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Certification, Child Care, Child Development
Bertrand, Jane – 2001
This kit is comprised of bilingual resources for child caregivers related to nourishing and nurturing a child's brain for optimal neurodevelopmental health. The kit is the result of a 30-month project to synthesize research on brain development and to develop resources in support of excellent caregiver practice in Canada. The kit contains the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Brain, Breastfeeding, Caregiver Child Relationship
Inbar, Michael – 1976
This monograph discusses a recently documented finding which suggests that children in about the 6 to 11 year old bracket may be more vulnerable to crises in their environment than either younger children or older adults. A prerequisite for remedial policies is a sound theoretical understanding of the problem; although this understanding is seen…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Age Groups, Child Care
Peer reviewedJohnson, Janice – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Roles of language proficiency and general developmental factors on metaphor interpretation were examined for 60 Spanish- and English-speaking and 60 monolingual English-speaking children aged 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 years. Language proficiency in English and socioeconomic status were considered, but both were less important in metaphor interpretation…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Bilingual Students, Child Development
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Curriculum Development Branch. – 1983
A model elementary art curriculum for use in Manitoba (Canada) schools is outlined. The guide's first section provides an overview of the program, discussing why art is taught in grades 1-6, program design, goals, objectives, implementation and evaluation, special education, child development in art and a scope and sequence. The second section…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Materials
Ball, Jessica; Pence, Alan – University of British Columbia Press, 2006
"Supporting Indigenous Children's Development" challenges and offers an alternative to the imposition of best practices on communities by outside specialists. It tells the story of an unexpected partnership initiated by an Aboriginal tribal council with the University of Victoria's School of Child and Youth Care. The partnership has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Canada Natives
