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Download full textEheart, Brenda Krause; Leavitt, Robin Lynn – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1989
The purpose of this two-phase study, guided by the theory and method of interpretive interactionism, is to describe how family day care providers perceive and implement their caregiving intentions and practices. In phase 1 of the study, data were obtained from interviews with 31 providers and in phase 2, observations of 6 providers over a 10-month…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education
Bollin, Gail G. – 1990
In an effort to explain the high turnover rate among family day care (FDC) providers, a study of the effects of perceived social support, job satisfaction, and the establishment of boundaries between a family day care provider's nuclear family and her FDC system was conducted. Analysis of data gathered from a mail survey of over 300 currently and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Faculty Mobility, Family Characteristics
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1988
This curriculum guide became official in September 1989, and is one of three composing the senior high home economics curriculum in Canada. It includes 9 major concepts for grade 10: caregiving, careers and volunteer activities related to children, studying children, fundamentals of development, prenatal development, birth, the infant, the…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Development, Curriculum Guides, Family Life Education
Harmon, Geraldine – 1985
This practicum involved an effort to improve the quality of infant/toddler care and education in a family dayhome setting. An attempt was made to increase the dayhome administrator's and parents' knowledge of infant/toddler development, age appropriate curriculum/material selection and parent/school communication. Direct observation of family…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care, Infants
Honig, Alice S.; Wittmer, Donna S. – 1982
The emergence of sex-role stereotypes in dependency behaviors exhibited toward day care teachers by male and female toddlers was explored. Communication and interaction attempts, or bids, that 25 male and 25 female toddlers from low income families in day care made toward their teachers were analyzed. Instrumental bids requesting help were…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Murphy, Sharon T. – 1986
The differential treatment of boys and girls interacting with teachers in day care settings was investigated in this study. Participants were 14 male and 14 female teachers and their 268 students (134 boys and 134 girls) in licensed day care centers located in an urban setting. The oldest toddler class of 2- through 3-year-olds, and a preschool…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Research, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Taylor, Helen L. Sally – 1984
This discussion of the development of a child development associate (CDA) program at Edmonds Community College (ECC) for family day care providers is placed in the context of developments in day care training in Washington State. The first sections provide an overview of the development of day care provider training in Washington State from 1974…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Community Colleges
Rankin, Eric; And Others – 1983
Although the effectiveness of home-based, behaviorally-oriented treatment programs with the elderly and their families has been well documented, assessment of caregivers' attitudes toward those programs remains rare. To assess the relationship between outcome measures and client and principal caregiver characteristics, 21 client-caregiver dyads,…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Caregiver Attitudes, Family Attitudes
Rosenthal, Miriam K. – 1988
An investigation of the work environment of child caregivers in Israel focused on the amount of professional support the caregivers received and the group characteristics of the children in their care. A total of 41 caregivers were sampled from a population of 97 sponsored family day care (FDC) providers. Most of the sampled FDC homes provided…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Family Day Care
Clyde, Margaret – 1989
A study was conducted to discover the ethical and professional concerns of people working as early childhood professionals in kindergartens and day care centers in Victoria, Australia. A survey was sent to over 50 kindergartens and 50 government-subsidized child care centers within a 100-kilometer radius of central Melbourne. The survey consisted…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Neglect, Confidentiality
Copeland, Tom – 1989
The 1988 edition of this annual report aims to provide the most complete information available about the formal Minnesota child care system. It is intended to help all those interested in child care to better understand the common base of information about the state's child care system. Provided are data about: (1) the rising number of children…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Costs, Data Collection, Day Care
Arkansas State Dept. of Human Services, Little Rock. Div. of Social Services. – 1984
Minimum licensing requirements for persons or organizations operating a child care facility in the state of Arkansas are defined in this publication. Particulars concern licensing authority and definition, organization and administration, staff, program, discipline, records, nutrition, building and grounds, furniture and equipment, health, safety,…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the problems of Americans, mostly elderly persons, who need home health care. Opening statements are included by Senators John Melcher, John Heinz, Bill Bradley, John Chafee, Harry Reid, John Glenn, Dave Durenberger, and Quentin…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Daily Living Skills, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Bates, Marlys; Koskie, Beth – 1985
Written for child caregivers, this booklet provides very basic information about child abuse and neglect, discusses early warnings that signal when a family is in trouble or when a child is at risk, and indicates how caregivers can helpfully intervene. Also suggested are ways caregivers might protect themselves against the charge of child abuse.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Neglect, Day Care Centers
Shade, Daniel D. – 1985
This paper argues that the microcomputer has a place in early childhood education when it is coupled with microworld software. Microworld software formats are open-ended, user-designable, child-oriented software experiences providing children with direct access to specific concepts and the opportunity to exercise those concepts in meaningful ways.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction
