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Falk, Beverly, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2012
This book brings together a group of extraordinary educators and scholars who offer important insights about what we can do to defend childhood from societal challenges. The authors explain new findings from neuroscience and psychology, as well as emerging knowledge about the impact on child development of cultural and linguistic diversity,…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, School Culture, Early Childhood Education, Social Sciences
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Eliot, Lise – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Discusses the connection between brain development and human educational needs based on neuroscience research. Considers brain development from conception, including cell structure, myelination, and regional development of the brain, stressing the importance of a child's early environment and the prenatal vulnerability of the brain. (JPB)
Descriptors: Brain, Childhood Needs, Early Experience, Educational Objectives
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Roberton, Mary Ann; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1982
A collection of articles on the lifelong process of motor development focuses on: (1) neural changes in lifespan motor development; (2) the effects of developmental memory differences on learning motor skills; (3) physical growth and motor performance; (4) motor development in children with learning disabilities; (5) a motor development program…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes, Lifelong Learning