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Denham, Susanne A.; Ferrier, David E.; Howarth, Grace Z.; Herndon, Kristina J.; Bassett, Hideko H. – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2016
Recent years have witnessed a surge in evidence on preschoolers' emotional development as crucial for both concurrent and later well-being and mental health, and for learning and academic success. Given the importance of building such strengths, assessing emotional competence skills is important to aid early childhood educators in focusing…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Development, Emotional Adjustment
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Hartman, Jeanette A.; Eckerty, Carolyn – Childhood Education, 1995
Suggests that the growing interest in project work in early childhood education is in response to the call for developmentally appropriate practices. Defines projects and discusses the beginning of a project. Discusses the three phases of the "construction site/house project" by four- and five-year olds and provides responses to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Definitions, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. – 1991
A Texas study on prekindergarten and early childhood care that was developed for the Texas legislature in response to an amendment of the Texas Education Code is presented. Also presented are findings on: (1) the developmental appropriateness of prekindergarten programs, defined here as programs for eligible 4-year-olds; (2) the potential for…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Day Care Centers