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Download full textRICHARDSON, ANN – 1966
TO ASSESS THE SHORT RANGE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN A SPECIAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1963 FOR PREGNANT SCHOOL AGE GIRLS, INTERVIEWERS IN 1965 OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM 109 GIRLS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST YEAR, 123 GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN REFERRED BUT HAD NOT ATTENDED, AND MOTHERS OF THE GIRLS. THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Black Mothers, Black Youth
Haney, Peggy H., Ed.; And Others – 1980
This issue of "Forum" magazine for adults and accompanying teaching units for use with students of all age levels deals with recent value trends. "Forum" is one of a group of educational publications and teaching units that JC Penney stores provide for local community groups and school consumer education programs. The magazine…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Resources, Consumer Education, Early Childhood Education
Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver. – 1979
This energy activity guide, developed and field tested in Colorado, presents teaching units and strategies to aid home economics teachers to teach energy management. The guide is divided into six subject areas: introduction (background information on energy use and conservation); foods and nutrition; clothing and textiles; housing and home…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Conservation Education, Course Content
Willis, Faith M. – 1976
A questionnaire answered by 2,758 members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) sought to determine their behaviors in and attitudes toward employment and careers; leisure time activities; marriage, parenthood, and homemaking; and volunteer and community activities. The survey group women as a whole mostly have baccalaureate…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Graduates, Community Programs, Employee Attitudes
Nichols, John P., Ed.; Groppe, John D., Ed. – 1979
A report of the proceedings of an Institute on Core Curriculum Design, held in June, 1979 at Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, is presented. Contents include: prefatory matter including the director's preface, the editor's preface, a list of participants, the schedule of the activities of the institute, the keynote address ("On Getting…
Descriptors: American Culture, Ancient History, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Katz, Lilian G., Ed.; And Others – 1979
The ten papers in this volume present integrative reviews, analyses and syntheses of research and development of current concern to early childhood educators. Four papers represent investigations and reports of programmatic or educational activities. House and Hutchins critically analyze Abt Associates' national evaluation of Project Follow…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comprehension, Day Care, Developmental Psychology
Higgs, John, Ed.; Mbithi, Philip, Ed. – 1977
Education for rural areas must go far beyond the concept of formal schooling; it must become a system of learning arrangements in which the learner, in response to his environment, is the chief agent of his learning. There is no single model or educational approach; programs must be adapted to the varying circumstance or situations. When providing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Case Studies, Change Agents
HEARD, J. NORMAN – 1968
THE AUTHOR RELATES HOW HE AND HIS WIFE LEARNED ABOUT MENTAL RETARDATION IN EACH OF THEIR THREE CHILDREN, HOW THEY REACTED, AND HOW THEY TRIED TO COPE WITH THE SITUATION. HE DESCRIBES THEIR EXPERIENCES IN ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR THEIR CHILDREN BY HELPING TO ORGANIZE SEVERAL PARENT ASSOCIATIONS, CREATE THE FIRST VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Needs, Employment Opportunities, Exceptional Child Education
Burgess, Robert L. – 1978
The project report (Project Interact) describes the outcome of 3 years of research on the nature, causes, and consequences of child abuse and neglect. The family as a locus of violence and the frequency of family violence (including homicide, police calls, physical punishment, and child abuse) are considered. Three models are presented to help…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Conceptual Schemes
Fein, Greta G. – 1977
This paper describes the results of a longitudinal study which compared the effects of three types of home-based, parent-oriented, infant education curricula. One curriculum stressed language, another stressed play, and a third stressed social development. Mothers and children from 108 middle and working class families received home visits…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Demography, Experimental Curriculum
Reardon, Beverly, Comp. – 1977
This bibliographical listing of approximately 2500 books on child development, early childhood education and family life was compiled as a resource for parents and students. Books are listed alphabetically by author and are grouped according to the following categories: child development; observation of children; adolescence; language…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Education, Bibliographies, Child Development
Honig, Alice S. – 1975
This document examines existing program models and methods aimed at promoting parental involvement in early child development and education. Included are discussions of issues, research evidence and evaluation techniques pertaining to parent involvement. Descriptions of specific programs show how involvement can be developed through such channels…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Family Life
Peters, Marie Ferguson – 1975
This review examines some of the basic sociological, psychological, and philosophical issues of childhood socialization, and briefly discusses some of the significant influences which impinge upon all children as they grow and develop within their society, sub-culture, and family. The stated purpose of the review is to provide a perspective for…
Descriptors: Black Influences, Black Institutions, Black Youth, Child Care
Minnesota Environmental Sciences Foundation, Inc., Minneapolis. – 1972
The first of a three-part series developed to show how the junior high school curriculum can be enhanced by adding real-life career oriented processes, the document provides career orientation and exploration experiences for the seventh grade student. The teacher-developed materials focus on careers as they affect the family model in day-to-day…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Course Content
Conley, Martha McClenny – 1976
A sample of 218 black low-income mothers is used to investigate the mothers' perception of their need for family life and sex education for their entire family, attitude toward public school, family life and sex education, and the concept of the population crisis. This study focuses on low income families because this population has been most…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Mothers, Contraception, Economically Disadvantaged
