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Francisco Gallego; Philip Oreopoulos; Noah Spencer – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
This paper discusses the importance of incorporating personal assistance into interventions aimed at improving long-term education and labor market success. While existing research demonstrates the cost-effectiveness of low-touch behavioral nudges, this paper argues that the dynamic nature of human capital accumulation requires sustained habits…
Descriptors: Intervention, Human Capital, Child Development, Adolescent Development
Nagaoka, Jenny; Farrington, Camille A.; Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Heath, Ryan D. – University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2015
Amid growing recognition that strong academic skills alone are not enough for young people to become successful adults, this comprehensive report offers wide-ranging evidence to show what young people need to develop from preschool to young adulthood to succeed in college and career, have healthy relationships, be engaged citizens, and make wise…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Success, Child Development, Adolescent Development
Davidson, Stephanie R.; Boals-Gilbert, Beverly – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2010
Few people are willing to admit that senior adults and young children share many common characteristics, including: (1) changes in development; (2) need for companionship; and (3) the desire to be understood. These two groups are connected mostly through direct interaction with middle-aged adults. One very practical way to build a greater sense of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Age Differences, Child Development, Child Care Centers

Gath, Ann – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1993
The effect on families and the changes that occur in relation to a child with intellectual disability are considered through the lifespan. As the rest of the family grows older, the child with a disability goes through school years and remains having special needs and specific vulnerability through adult life. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Change, Child Development, Developmental Stages
Hayes, Gene; McDaniels, Carl – Parks and Recreation, 1980
Volunteering during leisure time provides personal contact and the opportunity for individual accomplishment for people of all age, ethnic, and socioeconomic levels. Volunteer work can play a large role in developing both the job and leisure aspects of people's careers throughout their lifetimes. (JN)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adult Development, Alienation, Career Development
Thomas, Ruth; Cooke, Betty; Scott, Mary – Zero to Three, 2005
Parenting education programs have traditionally consisted of teaching skills and providing information about child development, but have not focused on parents' own development as individuals and as parents. The Reflective Dialogue Parent Education Design (RDPED) described in this article helps parents increase their self-awareness and their…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Teaching Methods
Coyhis, Don – Winds of Change, 1997
Ties Native American Medicine Wheel teachings on the cycle of life to Eric Erickson's work on the eight developmental stages: trust, autonomy, initiative, accomplishment, identity, intimacy, generativity, and integrity. To have healthy communities, people need to move successfully through these stages. Knowing about these stages can help a person…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adult Development, American Indian Culture, Child Development
Nguyen, Liem Dang – 1984
Information is given about the cultural and religious background of Indochinese refugees arriving in the United States since 1975, to be used as a basis for promoting cross-cultural adjustment and communication with and in this group. The Indochinese exodus since 1975 is briefly described, focusing on the journey undertaken and the spread of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Age Differences, Child Development
Logue, Mary Ellin – 1995
Even Start is a family literacy and support program for families with young children. This paper focuses on the impact and potential of transitions for children and adults as Even Start helps them move across settings. Such transitions occur daily, such as from home to day care to work, or occur over time, such as a transition to formal schooling.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Change, Change Strategies
Wright, Chris – 1995
In March 1989, a new program was started in the middle hills area of Nepal. A community-based child development project entered the community by concentrating first on the children, and starting in one small area, and extending to new village areas in subsequent years. As of March 1993, there were four Village Development Areas participating in…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Attitudes