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Ten Pillars of a Good Childhood: A Finnish Perspective
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Pulkkinen, Lea – Childhood Education, 2012
The organizers of the Decade for Childhood have formulated Ten Pillars of a Good Childhood as basic requirements for an optimal childhood. The pillars can be used to analyze the quality of childhood in homes and nations, and to guide policies and practices related to the experience of childhood. In this article, the author shall illustrate, pillar…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, International Education, Family Environment
Teaching Taekwondo through Mosston's Spectrum of Styles
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Na, Jaekwon – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
Martial arts have recently gained the attention of physical educators as a viable activity in their physical education curriculum. However, physical education teachers may have difficulty teaching martial arts because they have little pedagogical content knowledge and no experience, and because they perceive martial arts to be dangerous and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physical Activities
The Kindergartner.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of kindergartners. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
The First Grader.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of first graders. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
The Second Grader.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of second graders. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
The Third Grader.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of third graders. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
The Fourth Grader.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of fourth graders. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
The Fifth Grader.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of fifth graders. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
The Sixth Grader.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Profiles typical characteristics and behaviors of sixth graders. Highlights physical development, including energy and growth, motor development, physical activities, and health; mental development, including Piagetian stages, academic development, mental limitations, and effective classroom rewards; and psychosocial development, including…
Descriptors: Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
Developmental Trends.
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Howe, Frederick C. – Child Study Journal, 1993
Explores developmental patterns in children from kindergarten through grade six. Highlights physical development, including height, activity level, motor skills, and health; mental development, including abstract thought, academic focus, learning difficulties, subject preferences, and creativity; psychosocial development, including interpersonal…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Books, Child Health, Childrens Literature