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van den Hoven, Gerard H. – 1989
A seminar was held in Reykjavik, Iceland for the purposes of disseminating results of the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Cooperation's (CDCC) Project 8, Innovation in Primary Education (IPE), and exploring issues in educational reform in Iceland, particularly the revision of the core curriculum. Participants were civil servants of the…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperation
Download full textPacheco, Richard – 1989
Two programs at San Diego State University are part of a larger program to train students to become professional bilingual (Spanish-English) teachers. One project provided support to modify five undergraduate courses in math, science, Mexican American culture and history, and child development so they could be taught in Spanish. These courses were…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Child Development, English (Second Language)
Gebo, Emma M., Ed.; And Others – 1987
This curriculum contains three one-semester courses for use in home economics classes in Idaho. The nutrition and foods course is designed to address nutrition and personal life-style. Content emphasis is on food preparation techniques, meal management skills, consumer skills, the impact of nutrition on our lives, and career options in nutrition…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competency Based Education, Course Organization
Vickery, David S. – 1988
The means of providing inexpensive educational facilities for early childhood care and education are presented in this report, which attempts to increase understanding of functional requirements and resource constraints. Contents include a discussion of child development relevant to physical facilities and specific accommodation requirements for…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Plans
Schultz, Jerelyn B., Ed.; And Others – 1984
The third part of a parenthood education curriculum series intended for use in high school home economics classrooms, this module focuses on parenting today with four major competencies as goals: (1) ability to identify skills that facilitate parenting; (2) ability to describe the application of parenting skills in relation to the age level of the…
Descriptors: Adoption, Age Differences, Child Abuse, Child Development
Garland, Barbara K. – 1985
Meeting nutritional needs of children in West Virginia is vital to the state's economic development. A malnourished, uneducable population will be unemployable in a high tech society and the state cannot afford custodial and welfare costs resulting from childhood malnutrition. Evidence of nutritional need in West Virginia includes low rate of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Children, Economic Development
Gold, Ruth; Spivack, Frieda – 1983
The report is designed as a guideline for preservice and inservice teacher education programs and the New York local education agencies providing preschool services to handicapped children. A set of competencies was reviewed, rated and discussed by professionals in the field at two workshops and in consultation with preschool program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Greene, Gayle G. – 1985
Agency coordination and cooperation is necessary to establish quality educational programs in rural areas. An example of rural agency cooperation in Tennessee involves business and industry, church, vocational center, community college, United Way, and state and federal agencies in administering, equipping, staffing, and funding a child care and…
Descriptors: After School Centers, Agency Cooperation, Child Development Centers, Community Cooperation
Honig, Alice Sterling – 1984
Ten emerging issues in early childhood education (ECE) are explored. The first issue has to do with the societal purpose for early childhood education, the second with the problem of whether ECE personnel are professionals. The third issue concerns the conceptual world view that helps educators see what child development is all about. The fourth…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education
Sigel, Irving E.; And Others – 1984
An inquiry-based early childhood education (ECE) program focusing on the development of representational competence, guided by principles from Piagetian theory, and based on Sigel's (1970) distancing hypothesis is described, and issues of program evaluation are discussed. Principles and aims of the ECE program are stated, including, among others,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
de la Brosse, Beatrice – 1988
Practical information and sample teaching activities for child caregivers who work with young developmentally disabled children in family day care settings are provided in this manual. Each chapter shares a typical experience a caregiver may have with a particular child. Chapter 1 focuses on getting to know a new child, initial expectations, and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages
de la Brosse, Beatrice – 1988
Practical information and sample teaching activities for child caregivers who work with young developmentally disabled children in family day care settings are provided in this manual. Each chapter shares a typical experience a caregiver may have with a particular child. Chapter 1 focuses on getting to know a new child, initial expectations, and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1983
One of a series of documents produced by a nationwide network of early childhood education specialists, teachers, parents, and Head Start staff, the guide describes developmental characteristics of preschool and elementary school students by grade level. Arranged into five curriculum areas, the first presents physical, motor, social, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Baechtold, Marguerite – 1978
A survey and demonstration project was undertaken in 1977-78 to identify gaps in the professional preparation of library professionals who work with young children, and to develop and test short course offerings to improve the skills and competencies of school and public librarians. Questionnaires were sent to 400 school and public librarians in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Resources, Early Childhood Education, Family Role
Pfannenstiel, Judy C.; Seltzer, Dianne A. – 1985
Organized in 1981 by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the "New Parents as Teachers" (NPAT) program was initiated to demonstrate the value of early, high quality parent education. More specifically, the NPAT program provides age-appropriate information on children's development; helps parents increase their…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
