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Peer reviewedPellegrini, A. D.; Smith, Peter K. – Child Development, 1998
Considers the nature and developmental functions of physical activity play. Distinguishes three kinds of physical activity play with consecutive age peaks: rhythmic stereotypies, exercise play, and rough-and-tumble play. Considers gender differences and function in terms of immediate and deferred consequences in physical, cognitive, and social…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions
Frost, Joe L., Ed.; Sunderlin, Sylvia, Ed. – 1985
This book is a compilation of 47 wide-ranging papers presented at the International Conference on Play and Play Environments. The introduction reviews both the historical recognition of the value of play by various philosophers and educators and the historical disregard for childhood that has prevailed through the centuries, particularly in…
Descriptors: Behavior, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Furman, Erna, Ed. – 1995
This collection of essays is written for parents, professional teachers, and caregivers to enlighten the readers about preschool children's development, the role of parent and teacher, and the nature of the parent-caregiver partnership. The essays emphasize how to observe, to understand, and to intervene with preschoolers, teachers, and parents,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1983
This set of 61 student learning modules deals with various topics pertaining to human development. The modules, which are designed for use in performance-based vocational education programs, each contain the following components: an introduction for the student, a performance objective, a variety of learning activities, content information, a…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Rearing
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1983
This instructor's guide is designed for use with an accompanying set of 61 student learning modules on human development. Included among the topics covered in the individual modules are the following: consumer and homemaking education (health and nutrition, personal appearance and grooming, puberty, menstruation, the human reproductive system,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Rearing
Wetzel, Laura L. – 1996
Based on the assumption that parents are increasingly aware of the high level of knowledge and skills needed to rear well-adjusted children, this parenting curriculum uses a developmental approach to help parents understand and relate appropriately to child behavior at different ages and at each stage. Part 1, "Before You Start," and the "Leader's…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Battered Women, Child Abuse
