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Peer reviewedFein, Linda Abby; And Others – Catholic Library World, 1987
Reports on the 1987 Drexel University/Free Library of Philadelphia Conference on Children's Literature. The edited text of the keynote address by Alvin Schwartz, "Children, Humor and Folklore," and the acceptance speech by Deborah Kogan Ray, recipient of the 1987 Drexel Citation, are included. Observations on humor from workshop sessions are…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Literature, Classification, Conferences
Benjamin, Gerald, Ed. – 1980
This book is a collection of papers generated by a 1979 conference sponsored by the Rockefeller Archive Center on subjects germane to its holdings. One purpose of the conference and of the papers that were prepared for presentation to the participants was to devote some attention to the history of philanthropic activities in education. Another…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSingh, S. P. – 1999
This document is a revised report on a "sensorium" organized in 1974 to encourage participants to sense and feel the effects of deprivation on disadvantaged people, with a focus on students in elementary and secondary schools and on educators involved in educational reform efforts. The interdisciplinary gathering gave professionals a chance to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conference Proceedings, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Sparling, Joseph, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Workshop sessions focusing on the issue of collaboration between health care services and day care services are documented in this report. The keynote address elaborates the thesis that day care programs should provide therapeutic care, particularly primary health care for ill children and staff, and assistance in obtaining secondary care. In…
Descriptors: Child Development, College Curriculum, Cooperation, Day Care
Cohen, Deborah L. – 1997
In November 1997, Washington University and the Parents as Teachers National Center hosted a forum on how to apply neuroscience research to the field of education. The forum focused primarily on language acquisition in young children, which is fundamental to early learning and development and to later school success. The 110 participants included…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Powell, Norman W., Jr., Ed. – 1980
The speeches, papers, and workshops descriptions presented at the second annual National Conference for Child Care Workers are presented. Several issues relating to child care supervision, child care work, and child development are considered along with the management of group living environments and various aspects of supervision. Job…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Psychology, Child Rearing
Short, Edmund C. – 1980
A report provides summaries of 10 papers presented at a conference about teacher competence and effectiveness. In the first session, two speakers, Nel Noddings and Edward R. Fagan, present an analysis of the prevailing rhetoric in educational discourse and practice. The second session provides historical perspectives on the use of the term…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Development, Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education
Gallagher, James J., Ed.; Fullager, Patricia K., Ed. – 1992
This paper reports on a symposium of experts in child and family development and health care which met to discuss integrated systems of services. The symposium was part of the Carolina Policy Studies Program which is addressing policy implementation of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The paper notes IDEA's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Child Development, Delivery Systems
United Nations Children's Fund, Paris (France). – 1987
This digest presents the main elements of a regional seminar held in Sucre, Bolivia, to analyze and assess basic education and literacy programs that have been implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to UNICEF and UNESCO officials, some 36 experts from 11 countries participated in the meeting. Although the initial aim of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
The conference provided a forum where educators, members of public service organizations, members of the citizen education component of Research for Better Schools (RBS), representatives from industry and community groups, and representatives of the New Jersey Citizen Education Planning Committee could explore citizenship education in light of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Development, Citizen Participation, Citizenship
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1978
Each of the 13 Appalachian states has described its overall program for children as well as some particularly innovative projects funded with assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Reports are presented alphabetically by state with introductory comments from the state's governor prefacing each report. The programs for children,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development Centers, Children, Community Involvement
PDF pending restorationPrater, Greg, Ed.; Minner, Sam, Ed.; Islam, Mohammad, Ed.; Hawthorne, Deborrah, Ed. – 1997
This collection of 64 papers from a 1997 international conference of special educators focuses on the challenges of diversity in education. Topics of the papers include: (1) assessment strategies for individuals with autism; (2) self-determination strategies for at-risk youth with learning, behavior, and emotional disabilities; (3) developing…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism, Career Development, Child Development
