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Gerde, Hope K.; Apol, Laura; Skibbe, Lori E.; Bucyanna, Carol M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Overcoming challenges to quality early education in developing nations, TEACH Rwanda, one high-performing education system, offers a model of childhood learning through sensitive teacher dispositions, child-centred play, and culturally relevant materials. This manuscript provides a unique window into the practices of a quality early childhood…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Developing Nations, Play
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Meagan Scott Hoffman; Brooke J. Hanson; Sean E. Brotherson; Geoffrey Zehnacker – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
Learning to set age-appropriate boundaries is an integral element of positive youth development. Both parents and youth need guidance in rule-rsetting and negotiating boundaries. North Dakota State University Extension created Boundaries, a program using parent-youth relationships to teach the importance of setting and following rules or…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Extension Education, Parents, Parent Student Relationship
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Stacy, Sara T.; Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio D.; Rosewood, Jonathan – Afterschool Matters, 2018
Including youth in the development and evaluation of out-of-school time (OST) programs has positive effects on youth, the organizations that serve them, and the communities in which they live. Such involvement can improve young people's social competence, foster leadership and engagement, and empower groups. Youth provide unique perspectives on…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Student Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Okatch, Dorothy – Childhood Education, 2021
Young people in East and Southern Africa need greater access to reliable information about health and education in order to make informed decisions on health matters--focusing on HIV and teenage pregnancy--and to increase basic education outcomes. Young 1ove organization, established in March 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana, is a grassroots, youth-led,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Promotion, Peer Teaching
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Leftwich, Mariruth; Haywood, Clare – Journal of Museum Education, 2016
Working with children under five years old and the adults that accompany them is a rapidly growing area within the museum and wider cultural sector, with important emphasis being placed on early learning in both the United Kingdom and United States. For history museums in particular, early learning offers a unique set of questions and challenges,…
Descriptors: Museums, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Child Development
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de Klerk, Danie; Spark, Linda; Jones, Andrew; Maleswena, Tshepiso – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2017
Student success, faculty and university throughput, and the need for adequate and appropriate student support remain prevalent issues in the South African and global higher education sectors. Subsequently, the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management at a large South African university applied for Teaching and Development Grant funding in order to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Success, Holistic Approach, Intervention
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Landmark, Leena Jo; Geye, Trina – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2014
Because of the important role secondary special educators have in the transition to adulthood of adolescents with disabilities, it behooves educators to have an understanding of human development. The lifespan perspective on human development is particularly relevant to transition planning. Individuals with a lifespan perspective believe…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Role
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Scheer, Scott D. – Journal of Extension, 1997
Guidelines for 4-H programs for 5-8 year olds are as follows: (1) activity based, short term; (2) cooperative learning; (3) noncompetitive; (4) safe; (5) developmentally appropriate; (6) focused on the age group; (7) success oriented; (8) fun and positive; and (9) consistent with the experiential learning cycle. (SK)
Descriptors: Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Extension Education, Instructional Design
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O'Donnell, Lydia; Wilson-Simmons, Renee; Dash, Kim; Jeanbaptiste, Varzi; Myint-U, Athi; Moss, Jesse; Stueve, Ann – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2007
Young adolescents in communities with high rates of early sexual initiation are at risk of multiple negative health outcomes. Although sex education programs for this age group are often controversial, surveys document that many mothers and fathers would appreciate guidance about how to discuss sexuality with their children. This paper presents an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sex Education, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
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Cooley, Larry; And Others – Mental Retardation and Learning Disability Bulletin, 1986
A method of developing programs which are both functional and developmentally appropriate for severely/profoundly handicapped adolescents is described. The method integrates adult referenced activities with training of the activities' developmental precursors. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Dayan, Yael – Canadian Children, 2000
This article describes the evolution of a graduate program in early childhood studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The training model was designed to enhance sensitivity and responsiveness toward children, and uses developmentally appropriate practices as a theoretical basis. (JPB)
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
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Teale, William H. – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Presents principles for devising and using developmentally appropriate procedures for assessing young children's reading and writing. Contends that informal observations and structured performance sample assessments are more appropriate than standardized tests. Offers specific examples of assessments of several aspects of literacy development. (RH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
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Wortham, Sue C. – Contemporary Education, 1995
Early childhood educators in public school settings are influenced by trends and practices in the field of early childhood and elementary education. The paper examines those trends, conflicts between current trends and realities, and the dilemma of early childhood educators in developing quality programs in elementary schools. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
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Giovinazzo, Christina; Cook, David – Infants and Young Children, 1995
This article describes a comprehensive, credentialed training program for family child-care providers that is family-centered, community-based, and focuses on developmentally appropriate practices for all children, including those with disabilities. The development of and rationale for this program are discussed, and a description of field test…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Continuing Education, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Katz, Lilian G. – Young Children, 1993
Proposes replacing the term child-centered with child-sensitive to indicate more accurately the major role of teachers in determining the curriculum and activities offered to young children. In contrast to the laissez-faire, child-indulgent approach of many child-centered programs, a child sensitive approach would encourage teachers to capitalize…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Discovery Learning
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