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Guddemi, Marcy, Ed.; Jambor, Tom, Ed.; Skrupskelis, Audrey, Ed. – 1999
This booklet compiles 30 papers selected from presentations at "Play in a Changing Society: Research, Design, and Application," the fifth triennial national conference of the American Association for the Child's Right to Play. The papers are grouped into five sections; each section contains an introduction to the papers. The sections…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Children
Download full textDepartment of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 2002
Distributed by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, this pamphlet provides parents with information and advice about their infants in the seventh month of life. Following a brief description of developmental characteristics at this age, the pamphlet offers advice on a variety of topics, including: your…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Child Safety, Childhood Needs
Bonotto, Cinzia – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
In this report we present preliminary results of a study on the relationship between informal out-of-school and formal in-school mathematics and the ways each can inform the other in the development of new mathematical knowledge, in this case concerning computation in base 12, 24 or 60. This study is based on a teaching experiment involving a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Mathematics Education, Play, Learning Activities
Dollahite, David C.; Marks, Loren D.; Olson, Michael M. – 1997
There has been relatively little social science research on the influence of religious beliefs and practices on fathering. This study examined narrative accounts obtained through in-depth interviews from 16 Mormon fathers of children with special needs in the context of Mormon religious belief and practice, research on stress and special needs…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Rearing, Children, Churches
Singer, Dorothy G.; Revenson, Tracey A. – 1997
While other developmental theories, on a smaller scale, share center stage with Piagetian theory, Jean Piaget will likely be remembered as one of the world's leading psychologists of the twentieth century. This book, with a first version published nearly 20 years ago, attempts to make Piaget's concepts more "user friendly" for those…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Seng, Seok-Hoon – 1997
This paper examines Lev Vygotsky's theory concerning the zone of proximal development (ZPD) in children and its relevance to early childhood education. As per Vygotsky's "Mind in Society" (1978), ZPD is the difference between a child's "actual development level as determined by independent problem solving" and the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Landreth, Garry L., Ed. – 2001
This book is a compilation of discussions on current issues in play therapy. It is designed to help therapists fill in the gaps about working with special populations, which is often not directly addressed in other play therapy resources. The object of the book is to bring together information related to issues and dynamics of the process of this…
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Child Abuse, Childhood Needs
Hutchins, Teresa; Sims, Margaret – 2000
Caring for infants and toddlers has long been conceptualized in Western society as mothers' work, and consequently devalued. Alternative care for infants and toddlers has lacked a knowledge base like that undergirding preschool education. Factors impeding research on infant/toddler care include strong ideological opposition to nonmaternal care,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Chalufour, Ingrid; Worth, Karen – 2003
Young children's curiosity about nature and their need to make sense of the world presents an opportunity to incorporate science as a natural and critical part of children's early learning. This guide, part of a preschool science curriculum, uses an inquiry approach to encourage young naturalists to observe life more closely, build an…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Inquiry, Integrated Curriculum, Learning Activities
Work, Betty, Ed. – 2002
This guide was developed for North Carolina teachers in early childhood education and focuses on how play-based center activities in kindergarten teach literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts. Development of the guide was based on educators' experiences and their understanding of how children learn. The guide's introduction…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Schwartzberg, Neala S., Ed. – Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, 2001
This document consists of 10 monthly newsletter issues for 2001, in English and Spanish language versions, exploring topics related to early childhood behavior and parenting. Regularly appearing features include book recommendations, "Library Resources,""Preschoolers in the Kitchen,""Kids Crafts,""Research…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Emotional Development, Fear, Interpersonal Competence
Smith, Kenneth E.; Smith, Mary K. – 2000
Noting that the quality of early childhood education (ECE) programs offered in public schools is directly affected by the understanding of and value placed on such a program by the building principal, this qualitative study examined principals' understanding and beliefs about children's play and its place in K-2 early childhood programs. Phase 1…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Beliefs
Goldin, Eugene, Ed. – Journal for the Professional Counselor, 1999
This publication of the New York Counseling Association is dedicated to providing in-depth articles about research on topics relevant to the profession. It is designed for use by professionals working in schools, colleges, and agency settings. The 1999 volume comprises two issues. Issue 1 is devoted to the topic of play therapy. Articles include:…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Counseling, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training
Reder, Alan; Catalfo, Phil; Hamilton, Stephanie Renfrow – 1999
Featuring profiles of families involved in a variety of progressive parenting approaches, this guide integrates the physical, mental, spiritual and social tasks of childrearing to present a holistic approach to parenting and family life. The chapters are: (1) "The Whole Parenting Approach to Family Life"; (2) "A Healthy Start:…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Family Environment, Family Financial Resources, Family Health
PDF pending restorationGleason, Tracy R. – 1999
This study examined preschool children's concepts of relationships with imaginary companions and real people, using the notion of social provisions, or types of social support and interactions. Four-year-olds were interviewed about social provisions--power, conflict, nurturance, and instrumental help--present in relationships with parent, best…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Imagination, Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Child Relationship
