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Katz, Lilian G. – 1999
This paper discusses current perspectives on the education of young children in terms of five interrelated issues rooted in a developmental perspective: (1) the complexities of predicting the long-term developmental outcomes of early experience; (2) how to interpret gender differences in the long-term effects of different approaches to early years…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Style, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
Loveless, Susan Catlett; And Others – 1981
The total development of the child is described in this set of training materials, one of a series developed to train Child Development Associates. The multiple factors and principles which affect physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development are presented. Successful completion of this curriculum will enable the trainee to perform in…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Competency Based Teacher Education
Oscar Rose Junior Coll., Midwest City, OK. – 1976
The purpose of this Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, one of a series of 18, is to help the CDA intern understand the factors and principles which affect the total growth and development of children. Early sections of the module stipulate the module's competency-based objectives, define terms, and suggest procedures by which…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Competency Based Teacher Education, Day Care
JOHNSON, HENRY SIOUX – 1965
TO DETERMINE WHETHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN SKILL PERFORMANCE AS A RESULT OF HEAD START EXPERIENCE AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN TWO ETHNIC GROUPS, 17 ANGLO-AMERICAN AND 62 MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE PRE-TESTED AND POST-TESTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN CONNECTION WITH SIX-WEEK…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cultural Influences, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged
Buffalo Public Schools, NY. – 1973
This curriculum guide addresses the physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of children. Four categories, those of physical growth, social growth, emotional growth, and development of communication skills, are said to have been selected in an effort to promote total development. Each category is described in terms of desirable concepts, along…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Communication Skills
Goodstein, H. A.; And Others – 1975
This report briefly summarizes the educational progress of a sample of children who took part in one of the earliest Head Start programs (1966). The report addresses the following questions: (1) Was participation in Head Start a factor in preventing retention in grade and/or special class placement? (2) Were there differences between Head Start…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
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Bhuiyan, Farhad Ali – International Information & Library Review, 2002
Considers how information technology (IT) can help socioeconomic growth of developing countries based on experiences in Bangladesh. Topics include Bangladesh's development plans; future economic growth trends triggered by IT; emerging technologies; intellectual and societal development; industrial revolutions; telematics; regional and world…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
Lolis, Kathleen – 1968
Intellectual, academic, and social-emotional development were compared for physically handicapped, homebound students with whom a method of combined instruction was tried for 15 months which utilized radio broadcasts, group telephone hook-up with subject specialist broadcast teachers, and regular visits from home instruction teachers. The 30…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Educational Radio
Cabler, Jesse K.; And Others – Bureau of School Service Bulletin, 1974
This report describes: (1) a study of desirable kindergarten goals as perceived by the principals, teachers, and parents of Kentucky's 1973-74 pilot kindergarten programs; and (2) a study of the learning needs of entering first-grade pupils as perceived by a structured sample of first-grade teachers in Kentucky. In the first study, data collected…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age Differences, Educational Objectives, Grade 1
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1974
This study was designed to assess the extent to which children served by the Model Schools Division Preschool Program developed socially, intellectually, physically and emotionally during the 1973-74 school year. This evaluation was also designed to measure the appropriateness of the learning environment and the amount of services provided by the…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Behavior Development, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education
Price, Jean B., II – 1974
This position paper surveys recent study results on the variable effects of both socioeconomic status and parent-child relationships on the development of competence in young children. Research results imply that certain ways that parents interact with their children are more effective than others in aiding the development of a child's social,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Ability
McCormack, Patricia M. – 1997
Education may promote the development of students' whole-person identity formation--the spiritual, psychological, social, emotional, and intellectual. This paper considers how identify formation and self-esteem are related, how parents form the foundation for identity, and how teachers can contribute to further growth. Erikson's theory of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Emotional Development
Opravilova, Eva, Ed. – 1980
This three-volume annotated bibliography cites 986 articles covering a variety of issues related to preschool education in several Eastern and Western countries, including England, France, Italy, Russia, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, as well as the United States. Entries are classified into 13 main categories: social and ideological basis of…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Educational Environment
Rosser, Arthur – 1978
This monograph provides a detailed description of the child about whom and for whom the activities of the elementary school industrial arts program are directed and of the role of industrial arts in the elementary school curriculum. The first section is a detailed description of the child from age three to thirteen and includes general physical…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Behavior
FOURACRE, MAURICE H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THIS CURRICULUM REPORT DESCRIBES A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR EDUCABLE PRESCHOOL RETARDATES TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES OF NEW YORK CITY. THE SETTING AND PROCESS OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM GUIDE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE OBSERVED BEHAVIOR AND GROWTH OF THE PARTICIPATING CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Child Development, Creative Expression, Curriculum Development, Emotional Development
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