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Kendall, Earline D., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Current changes in the American nuclear family, the impact of changes in family structure on children, and a rationale for day care services are delineated in this literature review. The family modifications examined are (1) divorce, (2) remarriage, (3) single parenting, (4) father absence, (5) teenage parenting, and (6) extended families.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Day Care
Gotts, Edward E., Ed. – 1977
This parent resource manual was developed for use in home-based preschool programs and is part of a learning package which instructs prospective family workers, family worker trainers, and parents in the entry level skills, knowledge, and orientations needed to provide children from birth through 8 years of age with school oriented learning…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Early Childhood Education, Home Instruction
Goldberg, Roberta Jean – 1978
Examining the adult's role in the development of responsive child care environments, this paper reviews several studies on children's daily learning experiences in the family, the relationship between parents' time spent with children and children's social skills and learning abilities, and the agents parents believe are responsible for the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Demography, Early Childhood Education
Veresh, Carolyn – 1978
One of a series of manuals developed for the Foster Parent Training Project at Eastern Michigan University, this workbook has been developed to assist instructors in presenting to foster parent trainees information on positive adult response to the sexual development of children and youth. In eight sessions foster parents are encouraged to (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Foster Children
Croft, Doreen J. – 1979
Attempting to assist teachers in involving parents more completely in school life, this resource guide provides information and ideas on working and communicating with parents, parent-teacher meetings, and parent guidance. Part one of the book discusses the importance of sensitive communications, individual differences, and protocol. Part two…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Rearing, Elementary Education
Bagnato, Stephen J.; And Others – 1978
The COMP-Ident Assessment Format for developing assessment and intervention procedures to follow up initial screening of preschool handicapped children in rural areas is the second stage in the HICOMP Project. Linkage between assessment and programming includes describing the child's current levels of functioning in all areas; specifying long- and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Illinois State Office of Education, Chicago. Urban and Ethnic Education Section. – 1978
These ten guidelines offer approaches for the development and implementation of multicultural materials. The approaches reflect the cooperative, shared roles of administrators, teachers, and parents in a school and community. Steps one and two involve identifying a core planning team and participants. Steps three and four identify strategies for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Clark, Thomas C.; Watkins, Susan – 1978
The SKI HI program, a home intervention model for hearing impaired infants and their families, is described. An overview of the program is provided, followed by separate sections on administrative, direct service, and support service topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): child identification and processing (statewide hearing screening model,…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Auditory Training, Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum
Parker, Ellen – 1980
The development of the Conversational Unit (CU) was investigated in a semilongitudinal study of three mother/son dyads in nonstructured spontaneous communication. The children were 19 to 23 months old at the start of the investigation. Sound films were recorded monthly during bathing and feeding times. After four months, verbal and nonverbal…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communicative Competence (Languages), Connected Discourse, Infants
Benas, Evelyn A. – 1980
A preschool program involving parents in such activities as classroom observation, teaching, and group discussions with other parents is described in this paper. The program's goals are to provide healthy growth and development opportunities for children and to strengthen parenting skills. Parents are taught about development and behavior patterns…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Family School Relationship
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1979
This is the first of three volumes that constitute the final evaluation report of Project STAR (State Technical Assistance Resources), an undertaking of the Maryland State Department of Education designed to help 36 elementary schools improve their reading programs. This volume is essentially descriptive and is divided into seven parts. The first…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Elementary Education, Improvement Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Dept. of Psychology. – 1980
A two year longitudinal cross-sectional project investigated the determinants of students' decisions to enroll in advanced mathematics courses, with particular attention to the determinants of sex-differentiated course participation. This study attempted to: (1) plot developmental shifts on psychological variables related to achievement attitudes;…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elective Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Celuzza, Paul W., Ed.; Clayton, Shelley Bakst, Ed. – 1979
The handbook lists services for children with special needs in the Boston public schools. The first part reviews relevant laws, including Massachusetts Chapter 766 and P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Two sections review the mandates of 766 for evaulation (including referral, parental notification, assessment, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal)
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Ulbrich, Patricia; Huber, Joan – 1979
Results of a study to determine the effect of observing parental violence on attitudes about women's roles and the use of violence against women are reported. A national random sample of 1,092 women and 910 men were interviewed by telephone. Participants responded to questions such as: Did your father ever hit your mother? Did your mother ever hit…
Descriptors: Aggression, Childhood Attitudes, Employed Women, Family Life
ZOBER, EDITH – 1967
TWENTY-FOUR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 16 WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS, ONE IN WHICH PARENTING AND THERAPY WERE DONE BY THE SAME WORKER AND ONE IN WHICH THE TWO FUNCTIONS WERE ASSIGNED TO SEPARATE WORKERS ON THE HYPOTHESIS THAT CHILDREN IN THE SPLIT-CASE GROUP WOULD SHOW MORE IMPROVEMENT AT THE END OF 2 YEARS THAN…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Child Welfare
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