A dissertation proposal is made to study the development of materialistic values during the years of middle childhood and to determine whether the pattern of development is different for children of various ages, sexes and socioeconomic backgrounds. The development of materialistic values will be studied in regard to the beliefs of children during…

The evaluations of the Summer Program and Phase II of Project C.H.I.L.D. are provided in this final report of the project. The objectives of the project were to: (1) improve the behavior of preschool children enrolled in the project; (2) increase the ability of teachers and parents to objectively evaluate the status and growth of children; (3)…

Written in English and Spanish, this report presents program models for bilingual and bicultural education. It includes migrant community discussions of problems and opportunities for these; general goals and anticipated outcomes; language policy; and curriculum models in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Given are summary statements, prepared by 5…

This document is organized around five broad purposes of the Community Component of the TTT Project in Early Education with suggested activities for their attainment. The five purposes are as follows: a) developing understanding and empathy for the Spanish-speaking Spanish American and Mexican American; b) identifying the salient environmental…

This report includes a discussion of five separate research studies which were conducted in preschool programs in Ontario, California during the year 1967-68. The first study includes only five children from Ontario in a larger project which attempted to assess young children's recognition of skin color differences. The second study was conducted…

The purpose of this book is to bring together information on the conditions which would aid in maximizing the learning potential and behavioral development of the very young child with particular emphasis on the types of experiences that should be received by young babies who spend part of their time in a day care center. The papers presented by…

This issue, part of an annual series prepared for Maryland educators, presents the problem solving aspect of learning behavior by reviewing some of the variables which affect how individuals confront intellectual problems. Selected studies and a bibliography which are helpful in developing instructional methods which take into account individual…

This is the author's personal document in which he tries to simply see what learning is about. He draws heavily on Fritz Heider for his phenomenological analysis, by which he means an analysis of learning based solidly and integrally on what can be simply seen by all men. The paper distinguishes a learning process found in the developing child,…

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…

The results of a group of studies, the objective of which was to clarify the conditions that account for the effectiveness of verbal approbation, are reported. Among the most significant findings were: (1) that the reinforcement properties of verbal approval are susceptible to distortion, misinterpretation or enhancement and must be applied in a…

A report of the first conference on implementing State early childhood programs, sponsored by the ECS Early Childhood Project, is presented. Speeches provided are: (1) "The States Are Moving in Child Development" by Robert E. McNair; (2) "Our Evolving Social Policy for Children: Fact or Fiction" by Edward Zigler; (3) "State Responsibility and…

This guide is designed to assist Head Start personnel in effectively approaching communication problems of children. The sections of the guide are as follows: (1) Introduction, (2) Development of Speech and Language (Normal Development of Speech and Language; Factors; Influencing Speech and Language Development), (3) Goals of the Speech, Language,…

Established by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission has as its overall goal the economic and social development of all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The program…

Implications of the use and misuse of physical punishment in the socialization and training of children is the subject of this discussion. This discussion deals primarily with the implications of the use by parents of physical pain as a child-rearing technique by which they attempt to implement their goals for their children, whether it be the…

The three papers presented in this publication examines in depth the thought and practices that currently prevail in the specialized areas of reading and concept attainment. Two of the papers deal with concept learning and the transformation of this knowledge into instructional guidelines. The third paper considers the importance of concept…