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Rokach, Ami; Parvini, Maneli – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This review article examines the experience, in general but especially, of hospitalised children. The technical, environmental and social aspects of a hospital are described. Being hospitalised, especially for a child, could be a terrifying and painful experience. This experience has been described and closely examined with the aim of helping…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Hospitalized Children, Health Needs, Childhood Needs
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Tuason, Ma. Teresa; Marcetic, Andjela; Roberts, Shavaun; Stuart, Karly; Rearick, Jessica – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
The Refuge is an after-school care programme in the southeastern USA that caters to the academic and psychological needs of impoverished African-American children. This study evaluated the Refuge through interviews with staff, small group discussions with children and persistent observation. By evaluating the after-school care services they…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Poverty, Family Relationship, Student Attitudes
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Power, Marianne B. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Examines the changing needs for early childhood education, arguing that the ideal curriculum should have a developmentally appropriate, hands-on, multisensory approach to learning and should include play. Explores several innovative multigenerational approaches to the complex problems of quality and affordability in early childhood programs. (HTH)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Curriculum Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
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Luscher, Kurt K.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1973
This monograph provides a comprehensive description of the multiple, diverse, and complex systems of child care in Switzerland today. The following topics are discussed: prevailing conceptions of the child-rearing process, the relationship between family and society, socialization, training of personnel, information dissemination, mass media and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Rearing, Cultural Pluralism, Health Programs
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Sage, Rosemary – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Describes communication difficulties of students with unspecified learning difficulties affecting their ability to access education through spoken and written language. Describes a collaborative project between the school, the special needs teaching service, and the University of Leicester which aims to clarify such pupil problems and evaluate…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Problems, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education