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Peer reviewedWilliams, C. Ray; Krohnfeldt, Virginia – Childhood Education, 1973
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Specialists, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedKlein, Jenny W. – Childhood Education, 1973
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Specialists, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Feshbach, Norma Deitch – UCLA Educator, 1981
Reviews several issues pertaining to the relationship between child development and social or public policy, including educational policy and practice, the growth of professional associations, federal interventions, applied research needs, and professional training. Introduces the articles in the journal issue. (AYC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Specialists, Educational Policy, Government Role
Ranzoni, Patricia Smith – 1984
Research indicates that sexual abuse of children is widespread and underreported. Since child development workers are among children's first contacts, the emotional and physical well-being of the young children in their care depends to a large degree on workers' awareness of characteristics of sexually abused children and abusive parents. In turn,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development Specialists, Child Neglect, Course Content
Ranzoni, Patricia Smith – 1991
Educational, psychological and mental health, and medical computer databases were searched, and three occupational reference texts were examined, in an effort to identify the position of the child development specialist (CDS). Other objectives were to initiate a dialogue in the profession and among those who might value services of CDSs, and to…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Development Specialists, Credentials, Early Childhood Education
Download full textDay Care and Child Development Council of America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1969
A variety of viewpoints concerning potential training programs for day care program administrators are included in this edited transcript of a 1-day conference attended by 30 education and management specialists. During their initial discussion of the role of administrators of day care programs, participants exchange diverse opinions concerning…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Brown, Patricia A., Ed. – Competence, 1995
These three newsletter issues provide organizational news from the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition, the organization that administers the program that awards the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential to caregivers. Each issue provides a CDA profile of an exceptional educator or caregiver and a listing of CDA training…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Caregivers, Child Development Specialists, Credentials
Gomes, Sheryl Anne – 1994
The Rhode Island Child Care Training System (RICCTS) is intended to tie all aspects of the state's child care and education training into a single system that will produce staff who are competent in delivering high-quality programs for young children. The RICCTS was evaluated for the effectiveness of efforts to ensure quality programming for young…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers
Brown, Patricia A., Ed. – Competence, 1994
These three newsletter issues provide organizational news from the program that awards the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential to caregivers. Each issue provides a CDA profile of an exceptional educator or caregiver. The March issue introduces the new director of the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition and describes…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Caregivers, Child Development Specialists, Credentials
Pascal, Christine – 1995
This paper discusses the issues surrounding the establishment of a system of professional development and training for early childhood workers and practitioners in the United Kingdom. The paper focuses on what needs to be done to accomplish an effective and efficient program of continuing professional development of practitioners. The paper first…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers
Renwick, Margery; Boyd, Sally – 1995
This study examined the experiences of students in the six New Zealand colleges of education who undertook a 3-year course of training to work in early childhood centers. The study aimed to find out students' expected employment following their training among child care, kindergarten, or other early childhood services, monitor any changes in the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Caregiver Training, Child Care Occupations
