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Fedje, Cheryl G.; And Others – 1981
A study was undertaken to develop valid and reliable test instruments for mildly mentally handicapped students enrolled in consumer and homemaking subject matter areas--child development/parenting, nutrition, and consumer education. Following a literature search and identification of subject matter concepts, a pool of four-option multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Child Development, Consumer Education, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Download full textPowell, Marjorie; And Others – 1980
The final volume in a series of six evaluation reports, this document provides a summary of the results of the evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), conducted when the evaluation study's cohort of children had completed grade 1. Begun at 15 sites in 1974 with the purpose of ensuring that disadvantaged children receive continuous…
Descriptors: Child Development, Control Groups, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Lasher, Miriam G.; And Others – 1978
This guide to mainstreaming emotionally disturbed preschoolers is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers, and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of mainstreaming and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anxiety, Child Development, Emotional Disturbances
Almy, Millie – 1978
This report draws on information from ten interdisciplinary programs, including the Interdisciplinary Program for Day Care and Child Development at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), which are concerned primarily with the training of professionals in services related to child development. Directors and coordinators of all ten programs…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Cooperative Programs
HOLMES, DOUGLAS; HOLMES, MONICA BYCHOWSKI – 1966
THREE HEAD START PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED TO INVESTIGATE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FOUR GROUPS OF CHILDREN IN THE AREAS OF INTELLIGENCE, COGNITION AND ACHIEVEMENT, ENVIRONMENT, AND PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS. THE FOUR GROUPS WERE (1) THE SR GROUP IN WHICH THE CHILDRENS' PARENTS SOUGHT OUT ENTRY FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM, (2) THE SAP…
Descriptors: Achievement, Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing
KIRK, SAMUEL A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
CURRENT AND RECENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN URBANA, ILLINOIS, ARE REVIEWED. EACH OF THE PROGRAMS FOCUSES UPON THE SOCIAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DIFFERENTIATING THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD FROM THE NORMAL CHILD. THE RANGE OF THE PROBLEMS COVERED IS FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS (1) INTERPERSONAL…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Ruopp, Richard; And Others – 1980
This final report of the National Day Care Study (NDCS), Volume IV-A, contains three papers that help to set a context for interpreting overall study results. "Research Issues in Day Care, A Focused Review of the Literature" focuses on effects of group care and regulatable characteristics of the day care environment. The second paper,…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Case Studies, Child Development, Classroom Environment
Peterson, B.; Webber, A. – 1975
One of five individualized courses included in a parent involvement curriculum, this course includes the following areas: developmental characteristics of the preschool child and influences on this development, technique for teaching the preschool child and guiding him/her to the fullest potential, and ways of identifying and controlling behavior…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children
Etaugh, Claire – 1978
Research on the effects of nonmaternal care on preschool children and writings of childrearing authorities on this topic in the popular press indicate that: (1) high quality nonmaternal care does not appear to have adverse effects on the young child's maternal attachment, intellectual development, or social-emotional behavior; (2) child-care books…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Sanders, Joseph, Ed.; Stokes, Dia B., Ed. – 1979
This paper reports on the programs and research projects developed and/or undertaken by the Center to promote the development of high risk children. Included are descriptions of the Center's Longitudinal Program and its nine project components which concentrate on the early development of basic abilities among children from low income families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Compensatory Education, Day Care
MACDOUGALL, MARY ANN – 1966
SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN REMEDIAL READING, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SUMMER SCHOOL INSTRUCTION, AND SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATION ARE EVALUATED. ALTHOUGH THE REMEDIAL READING PROGRAM DID NOT ESTABLISH THE SUPERIORITY OF ANY PARTICULAR METHOD OF TEACHING, IT DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF HAVING A READING SPECIALIST ON THE SCHOOL STAFF. MOST 4-YEAR-OLD…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, After School Programs, Child Development, Community Action
Arena, John I., Ed.; And Others – 1967
Describing methods for helping children with normal intelligence who manifest learning, perceptual, and/or behavior disorders as a result of minimal neurological or brain dysfunction, the compilation contains 22 papers. Articles are grouped into six categories: identifying the children, motor development, basic considerations, adapting the…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Basic Skills, Behavior Change, Child Development
Prescott, Elizabeth; And Others – 1967
The purpose of this study was to describe fully day care programs, to find factors predictive of differences in programs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of day care centers. Teachers in 50 randomly selected day care centers in Los Angeles were observed for four 20-minute periods daily for 10 days. The results indicated the following points:…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Salvation Army. New York, NY. – 1976
This guide, one of a series of Education for Parenthood manuals developed for use in Salvation Army demonstration programs, offers a course to be used by the Army's Women's Home Leagues, other women's groups, or young married couples. Subject matter focuses on changing patterns of family life, parent-child relationships, and ways to strengthen the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Rearing, Church Programs
Barnard, Kathryn E.; Gortner, Susan R. – 1977
To help predict physical, mental, and social behavior problems in school age children, this longitudinal study intended to identify the origins of dysfunction and the characteristics which put infants at high risk for future problems. The study provided background data for the development of an operational screening and assessment method. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods
