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Jarvis, Peter – 2001
This book, which incorporates information gathered through research in the United Kingdom and the United States, explores the nature and importance of learning throughout the human life cycle. The following are among the topics examined: (1) learning and third age education (the emergence of education for adults, third age education); (2) learning…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Download full textMcEntee, Lisa J. – 1994
This paper investigates several features of deaf mothers' behavior that have been identified as playing crucial roles in facilitating natural language acquisition in deaf children, including gaining the attention of the child, modification of the structure and content of adult language or motherese, and maintenance of communication and periods of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Deafness, Foreign Countries
Henry, Marilyn, Ed. – 1995
Focusing on Child Development Associates (CDAs), this third national CDA report examines whether CDAs have benefited from the increased activity at the federal, state, and local levels to enhance the status of child care providers. The following questions were asked: (1) What changes or consistencies are there among CDAs?; (2) What has been the…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Specialists
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Small Business. – 1995
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the quality and availability of child care in the United States, focusing on ways to improve the quality of home-based child care. Much of the testimony addressed the need to provide increased educational and training opportunities for home-based child care providers and to better regulate and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Educational Attitudes, Educational Quality
Grotberg, Edith H. – 1995
The International Resilience Project was intended to determine the multidimensional, reciprocal, and dynamic factors--and relationships of factors--that parents, teachers, caregivers, and children themselves use to promote resilience in children. The samples were 589 children and their caregivers from 14 countries: Lithuania, Russia, Costa Rica,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Caregivers, Child Psychology
Gordon, Kimberly A. – 1996
Resilience is the ability to thrive, mature, and increase competence in the face of adverse circumstances. Recent research has uncovered personal and environmental characteristics that contribute to resilience during infancy and toddlerhood, as well as characteristics that predict resilience in later years. Resilient infants and toddlers are…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Family Environment
Musick, Judith S. – 1996
This qualitative research study evaluated the impact of the Family Child Care Connection, a model designed to improve the quality of family child care for infants and toddlers. This 5-year project was administered by the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago and implemented in four satellite networks of family child care providers located in low income…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care, Infants
Daley, Shannon P.; Pillow, Martha – 1994
Designed for use in conjunction with the book "Welcome the Child: A Child Advocacy Guide for Churches" (PS024245), this video and study guide show how local congregations are making a difference addressing urgent needs of children by using their own resources and in partnership with other groups. The print study guide details steps for a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs
Harradine, Christine C.; Clifford, Richard M. – 1996
This study compared the beliefs of parents of preschoolers, kindergarten teachers, and child care providers in North Carolina about the characteristics children should have upon entry to public school kindergarten. Surveys were administered statewide through in-person or telephone interviews to 757 parents (half receiving public assistance), 575…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Daily Living Skills, Day Care
Hinitz, Blythe F. – 1996
This paper reviews the history of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, created in 1972 to meet the growing need for skilled child care workers to provide quality programs for young children in the United States. A pilot program was launched in 1974, leading to the granting of CDA credentials in 1975. Since 1976 over 60,000 CDA…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Child Caregivers, Credentials, Day Care
Ollhoff, Jim – 1997
Based on the assumption that the school-age caregiver can effectively facilitate children's development, this monograph for staff development examines reasons for teaching children social skills and presents a step-by-step method to do so. Seven skills are considered paramount: community-building, control, confidence, curiosity, coping,…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Programs, Child Caregivers, Children
Lincoln Park Zoological Society, Chicago, IL. – 1992
It is important to understand the ways in which zoos can serve as a resource in the development of classroom teachers, parents, and community organization staff members as environmental educators. This project consists of three distinct, but related investigations of zoo use by different groups of educators. The project methodology included…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Community Organizations, Educational Resources
Becchi, Egle; Ferrari, Monica – 1990
This survey was undertaken to gather accurate and reliable information on private and government-supported day care centers within Italy, and to compare such data to currently available government statistics. A questionnaire was drawn up and sent to the 21 regions of Italy to examine: (1) the number of centers in each region and the number of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Differences, Financial Support
Kendall, Earline D. – 1992
Current reform efforts in early childhood teacher education have recommended movement toward a child-centered learning environment that incorporates nongraded classrooms, cooperative learning, and parent and teacher control of schools. However, several barriers exist in achieving an effective, coordinated delivery system of early childhood…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Caregivers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Clyde, Margaret – 1991
"Child care" is a phrase which has become inextricably linked with the political, economic, and social policies of Australian society. Antagonists and protagonists of child care have put forth arguments against and for child care, respectively, over the past two decades. Supporters of child care have variously viewed child care as a…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Community Attitudes, Day Care
