A description is provided of "Theories for Extended Pediatric Nursing Practice," a required course for pediatric and family nurse practitioner students in a California state university program. The course description presents information on the curricular placement of the course, prerequisites, in-class time allotments, and the focus of the course…

Describes and evaluates a two-semester college-level course in pediatric psychology involving classroom and hospital experiences. Evaluations indicated that most students were very interested in the course and that many were considering careers involving chronically ill or disturbed children. (DB)

A descritpion is provided of "Growth and Development," an overview course for two-year college allied health majors which outlines the processes through which the infant, young child, and adolescent mature physically, socially, and emotionally. First, the course description presents the goals and emphases of the course, curricular placement…

Presents a course entitled "Growing Up in America: Past, Present, Future" that focuses on children's experiences of growing up in different social settings, the transformations of growing up from the early modern era to the present, and the distinctions between the norms and actual patterns of children's experiences. Includes the course syllabus.…

Reviews current practices related to child psychiatry teaching to undergraduate medical students. Describes the development of a child psychiatry course at the University of Leicester (UK). (Contains 17 references.) (Author/WRM)

Describes an undergraduate, clinical, child psychology course combining classroom, practicum, and guest speaker components. Provides students with an overview of characteristics, clinical theory, and treatment of primary disorders and problems of childhood and adolescence. Attempts to create linkages between academia and practitioners. Evaluations…

Describes a project within an undergraduate developmental psychology course in which students build toys suitable for newborn to four-year-old children. Includes instructional procedures, descriptive examples of toys made during the class, grading procedures, and student evaluations of the project. (CFR)

Describes an undergraduate psychology course focusing on children's social development during the middle childhood years. Students select, view, and analyze a feature film using theory and research presented in the course. Includes a table listing 18 films used in the course. (CFR)

The emphasis of the course is placed on identification of the responsibilities of the parent, community, and school to provide for the needs of the child within a framework of the health and safety requirements established by law. The student may participate in schools and centers in the area in order to observe the guidance techniques and…

This curriculum guide provides instructors in part-time early childhood education programs with a comprehensive overview of course descriptions, themes and topics, classroom activities and assignments, and resources. Presented in four sections--including first year courses, first year observation practicum information, second year courses, and…

The second in a series of four Quinmester courses, this course is planned for any junior or senior high school student interested in possible employment as a Child Care Aide, or as a worker with exceptional children. It focuses on the stages of childhood growth and development, emphasizing the achievement of a positive self-concept. The main…

This document contains vocational education program courses standards (curriculum frameworks and student performance standards) for exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs offered at the secondary or postsecondary level in Florida. Each program courses standard is composed of two parts: a curriculum framework and…

A curriculum was developed and a pilot project was conducted to train 20 day care center directors at Lake Washington Vocational Technical Institute. This document summarizes the curriculum development project and provides the curriculum that was developed. The report contains a summary and outline of the course, a skills assessment, pretests and…