The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014 as the premier international human rights treaty focused on childhood rights and protections. In this article, we briefly review the 41 substantive principles embodied in the 54 Articles of the Convention and stress the need for educators, and…

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAS BEEN STUDIED IN TERMS OF A CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BY A CITY-WIDE EDUCATOR'S COMMITTEE FORMED WITHIN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED. PARTICIPANTS HAVE RECEIVED THE OPERATION OF THIS PROGRAM WITHIN THEIR OWN SPHERE OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE PHILOSOPHY,…

In an effort to help parents and others understand changes being made in the English secondary schools, this book explains the reasons for abolishing the "11 plus" in favor of comprehensive education; the reasons for using child growth and development as the basis for modern educational methods; the school activities, organization, and…

Housed in structures formerly used by a church, the 5th City Preschool is located in one of Chicago's poorest black ghettos. The 228 infant-to-kindergarten-age children (78% Black, 22% White) are all from families living in the 5th City area. The program emphasizes the development of the total child and concentrates on helping children to build a…

This report describes child care related programs which have received major grants from the Ford Foundation since 1969. Specific information and referral services such as the Children's Council of San Francisco Childcare Switchboard, the Cambridge/Somerville Child Care Resource Center in Massachusetts, the Pre-School Association of the West Side…

Supports B. Plowden and David Elkind's rationale for developmental early childhood education that considers children's unique learning modes. Describes four program elements: opportunities for developmental tasks, teachers' knowledge of children's development, concrete learning experiences, and appropriate setting. Discusses curriculum…

A child development course was offered as a web-based, asynchronous distance learning course by the Department of Family and Child Development in the College of Human Resources and Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during summer 1996. The course was initiated to respond to the demand for flexible distance learning…

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE ON CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT IN ART EDUCATION WAS TO INTEGRATE KNOWLEDGE FROM STATE DIRECTORS OF ART REGARDING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES IN STATE ART SUPERVISION, FROM LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL IN STATE ART ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PROBLEMS AND SUPPORT METHODS NEEDED FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL ART…

This publication describes the day care program (housed in trailer units) for infants and preschoolers that has been developed since 1966 at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The ideas and experiences discussed in the publication are intended to aid other persons presently conducting or planning…

Designed for teachers and others involved in the development of early childhood education programs, the resource guide presents a model for teaching children, ages four through seven. Part 1 presents a brief overview of the growth and background of early childhood education in Maryland. Part 2 traces the origins and development of kindergarten…

Child development programs at the 103 California community colleges were studied to justify and demonstrate the need for continued project development of on-campus laboratory facilities. Information, collected from college catalogs, directories, and telephone interviews with college personnel, was analyzed to clarify confusing terminology and to…

Emphasizing strong partnerships with family and community, the School-Based Early Childhood Centers Project of the Child, Family, and Community Program (CFCP) identifies, develops, and evaluates early childhood partnerships with six Northwest school sites to provide case studies of the restructuring process. This report presents the results of a…

This teaching guide provides teachers of young children with a philosophy and guidelines for teaching that address childrens social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The guide describes a curriculum that offers teachers guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children, and provides children, including those…

This Spanish-language teaching guide provides early childhood teachers with a philosophy and guidelines for teaching that address children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The guide describes a curriculum that offers teachers guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children, and provides children,…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1934 through August 1935 is the ninth in the series. It lists 2,971 studies reported by 145 institutions, a number of which had not reported before. It contains a total of 384 doctors' dissertations, 2,368 masters' thesis, and 219 studies reported as faculty…