It is argued in this paper that, while newborn infants are ignorant of the the life-ways of the society into which they are born, by age 3 children have become socialized participants of their culture. It is the thesis of the discussion that the rapid development of babies into participants of society is accomplished through a finely tuned…

Describes an experiment undertaken to identify the home experiences of 1- to 3-year-old children which result in competence at the age of 6. (BRT)

Fundamental teacher roles are presented in a model which depicts the ideal teacher. (JC)

Educational institutions are noted to make a difference, especially for children born in poverty, due to their potential of dealing with issues no less significant than life and death. [Available from America, 106 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019]. (Author/AM)

Article focused on the involvement of parents in the classroom and how their attitudes affected the effectiveness of the educational program. (RK)

Reviewing the advantages and many disadvantages of conventional grading systems, the article discusses pass/fail grading, suggests the contract system as a solution, and describes a sample contract for a beginning high school child development class. (MW)

A brief review of the subject matter of Soviet investigations of upbringing which points out some of the problems encountered by Soviet research on upbrining and suggests potential areas for improvement. (EH)

Observations of a language development program in an informal classroom of a British infant school. (PD)

The risk and resilience framework (Stanley, 2003) views developmental outcomes as the consequences of young people's responses to the risk and protective factors that are operating in their social settings. Students in the School of Education at The University of Waikato at Tauranga can have the opportunity to apply the framework to models and…

Examined were the incidence and classification of speech disorders among 563 predominantly upper middle class children seen from 1970 to 1973 by a private psychiatrist. (CL)

Discussed is the spatial concept model of J. Piaget in terms of the child's development from topological spatial relationships to Euclidean and projective relationships with implications for assessment and remediation of perceptual dysfunction. (DB)

Discusses the emotional development, conflicts, defenses, interests, and strengths of the elementary school child and the ways that a librarian can help meet the child's needs. (PF)