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Hartup, Willard W. – 1992
Peer relations contribute substantially to both social and cognitive development. The essentials of friendship are reciprocity and commitment between individuals who see themselves more or less as equals. Affiliation and common interests, the main themes in friendship relations, are first understood in early childhood. Friends serve as emotional…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This digest provides basic information and resources on visual impairments. Legal and educational definitions are given for "legally blind,""partially sighted,""visually handicapped,""blind," and "low vision". Typical characteristics of individuals with visual impairments in the areas of cognitive…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions
Ellsworth, James B. – 2000
Change efforts should be guided with a systemic understanding of the context in which they are undertaken. Depending on the circumstance, or as the implementation effort progresses, it may be most effective to focus interventions on a particular component of the framework at a time. This ERIC digest presents a sequence for approaching the major…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development
Gitterman, Aryeh; And Others – 1995
Historically, the place of career education in the educational agenda has not been clear. No shared belief exists as to how schools ought to prepare students for adult life. This digest outlines a new model of career education. Schools need to have clear and specific outcomes for each aspect of personal growth and development for students. Goals,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education
Hertling, Elizabeth – 1999
This digest examines peer review, focusing on how these types of reviews can improve teacher competence. Peer review is often linked to peer assistance, which helps new and veteran teachers improve their knowledge and skills. In peer-review programs, consulting teachers conduct formal evaluations and recommend whether the participating teacher…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Peer Evaluation, Personnel Evaluation
Webb, James T. – 1994
This brief information sheet summarizes the types of social-emotional problems common among gifted children and suggests preventive actions schools can take. A table lists problems associated with characteristic strengths of gifted children. Specific problems briefly addressed include: uneven development, peer relations, excessive self-criticism,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Emotional Problems, Gifted
Parke, Beverly N. – 1992
This digest, in question and answer format, summarizes what is known about effective ways to provide fully educational services for gifted students in the regular classroom. The following questions are addressed: What are the steps to full service? (educators need to plan environments in which all students can fully develop their abilities and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Majdalany, Gibran; Guiney, Susan – 1999
This digest discusses how urban schools can implement distance learning programs through customized development of the three elements crucial to a successful distance education program: (1) sound instructional design; (2) appropriate technology applications; and (3) support for teachers, students, and collaborative partners. A distance learning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Sun, Ping-Yun – 2003
In light of factors that hinder teachers in the use of drama and theatre in classroom application, this Digest explains the "myths" of drama and theatre and focuses on their effect on children's literacy development. In addition, rather than presenting a "tour de force" of resources, this Digest highlights some readily…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Britton, Edward; Raizen, Senta; Kaser, Joyce; Porter, Andrew – 2002
This ERIC Digest presents highlights and recommendations from a working forum (Britton, Raizen, Kaser, and Porter, 2000) in which participants considered diversity and equity issues in mathematics and science education with special emphasis on research directions for the future. An overview of needed research, gender issues in mathematics, and the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Liontos, Lynn Balster – 1994
Shared decision-making (SDM) is becoming a part of many American schools. Shared decision making is based on a premise that relies on four main assumptions: (1) those closest to the children will make the best decisions concerning the children's education; (2) teachers, parents, and school staff should have influence in policies; (3) those who…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development
Spector, J. Michael; Edmonds, Gerald S. – 2002
This digest reviews what instructional designers do, describes knowledge management, and indicates how knowledge management is influencing instructional design. The first section defines instructional design (ID) and briefly describes the ID process. The second section covers knowledge management (KM), including definitions of KM and systems,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Schwartz, Wendy – 1998
The purpose of this digest is to help educators develop a curriculum for multiracial students that fosters their ability to develop a positive identity and achieve academically. To this end, the digest briefly reviews identity formation in multiracial children and then presents schoolwide and classroom strategies that have been shown to be…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Sun, Ping-Yun – 2001
Since the Internet has become a primary information source, this digest offers a list of online resources to assist teachers and educators in conducting research and curriculum development and in meeting the National Standards for Arts Education in Theatre. The digest provides brief summaries of three Web sites on theatre education. It then…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Brylinsky, Jody – 2002
This digest asserts that the question of coach preparation and training has become a priority issue for many schools and communities, though the research is limited. It examines reasons to have coach education; the scope of sport participation; the status of coach education and training in the United States; National standards for coach education;…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Injuries