This report contains the texts of addresses and panel discussions presented at a symposium of state decisionmakers. Five aspects of child and family services were explored: (1) priorities for creating and expanding child development services; (2) effective service delivery systems; (3) the relationship between state and federal governments (on the…

Three programs using the Educational Development Center's "Exploring Childhood" curriculum package are discussed in the light of the experiences of home economics and social studies teachers field testing the materials. Designed to provide adolescents with a theoretical and practical look at early childhood, these materials integrate…

The first part of a three-volume study, this report presents and justifies a research design for investigation of the relationship between the housing environment and the range of child development and family measures. The recommended design is nonexperimental in nature and focuses on comparisons of residents in selected housing programs (publicly…

This publication includes reports of research on children in progress or recently completed from March 1974 through August 1974. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1) long-term…

This publication includes reports of research on children in progress or recently completed from September 1974 through February 1975. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1)…

This paper describes and interprets observations of Chinese children made by an American early childhood educator during a 3-week visit to the People's Republic of China in 1975. It was observed that Chinese infants dispalyed no anxiety when approached by strangers. Toddlers evidenced none of the rebelliousness associated with American children of…

This report is intended to serve as a handbook for persons concerned about analyzing the statewide need for new or additional services to young children and their families, and for those interested in developing a data base on which to base decisions. The first part of the report, an update of a report originally published in 1973, outlines the…

This publication includes reports of research on children in progress or recently completed from March 1973 through August 1973. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1) long-term…

This research bulletin includes reports of research (on children) in progress or recently completed from April through December, 1969. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1)…

This publication includes reports of research on children in progress or recently completed from June 1970 through February 1971. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1) long-term…

Fourteen research reviews are presented in two sections: child development research (seven papers) and the application of the research to exceptional children (seven papers). Topics discussed in Section 1 are language acquisition by Kenneth Ruder, William A. Bricker, and Charlotte Ruder; perception by James J. Gallagher; concept formation by…

This document is a collection of 21 newsletters, produced by the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene between 1964 and 1972, which cover a wide variety of activities and issues involved in day care for children, aged 2-5. The following topics are included: outdoor play, art, music, block building, science, eating, trips,…

Supplement Number One to the "Annotated Bibliography--Educating the Disadvantaged Child" has been prepared for teachers and educators as a source of current information concerning the increasing problem of educating disadvantaged children. This supplement concentrates on the conditions which make up the environment of these children, the resulting…

Focusing on the education of the autistic child as an awakening process, the book discusses the role of meaningful human communication and reports a research program which applied a therapeutic educational technique. The development of language in children, the diagnosis of an autistic child, autistic behavior and sensory and emotional…

This work by a social psychologist is concerned with the consequences of the values, attitudes, and behavior of teachers and more advantaged peers for the educational experience of disadvantaged youngsters in heterogeneous schools. The academic, social, and emotional factors in these schools are interdependent and equally important for the…