THIS DOCUMENT IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES WRITTEN BY MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO INDIAN EDUCATION WORKSHOP. THE ARTICLES ARE CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL CHILDREN, AS A MEANINGFUL CURRICULUM IS DEVELOPED TO CORRELATE WITH THEIR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.…

In an attempt to integrate the theoretical perspectives of G.H. Mead and Piaget, this paper presents a model of human development which views physiological and cognitive growth as a unitary, universal progression that is interdependent with social development. Social development is seen as a result of the child's developmentally constrained…

The pamphlet is an adaptation of social studies objectives for 17-year-olds and adults developed in 1974 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It is to be used by schools in Kansas as a guideline in evaluating and developing local social studies programs. Its contents have not been field tested. The objectives are presented as…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module is designed to enable the CDA intern to recognize social development in children's solitary, associative and cooperative play. The trainee will also learn about techniques and environmental conditions that can be used to foster socialization. Instructional and behavioral objectives are given.…

This syllabus outlines the structure, objectives, and lesson plans for Child Development 101, a twelve-week course on child study and observation offered at Chaffey Community College. A statement of the educational philosophy upon which the course was developed precedes a list of course objectives, competencies, and the grading system. The bulk of…

Written in 1965, the author describes the initial stages in the development of the elementary level curriculum, Man: A Course of Study. The structure and form of the course and three pedagogical techniques are discussed. The course is organized around the humanizing forces of tool-making, language, social organization, the management of man's…

The report presents results of the first year of a Minneapolis Project, RIM (Reducing Isolation in the Mainstream), whose goals are: to expand and refine knowledge of the variables critical to personal and social growth of sensorially handicapped children in the mainstream, and to use this knowledge to provide appropriate support services for the…

This compilation of 19 research papers based upon eight weeks of participant observation in 11 different nursery, infant, and junior schools during summer, 1977, is divided into four sections. The urban, suburban and village schools all utilized an informal classroom approach. A total of five authors describe the role of structure, free choice,…

The study examined the effects of educational treatment on 62 children (5 to 16-years-old) in a care unit for ambulant, trainable, low-moderate, and severely mentally handicapped children. Educational programing was provided in four areas: gross motor, motor perceptual, language, and social training. Results showed that the experimental children…

Noting that English and drama have a major common concern which is central to the educational process--namely, language--this book shows English teachers how to implement improvisational drama in their classrooms. Two chapters present theoretical background on the way in which individuals alter their language patterns in response to different…

Frequently references to spokesmen and issues of the Chicano movement for social and economic equality refer to prior experiences of the black American mass social movement. Through examining both mass social movements, it becomes obvious that exact comparisons are misleading. Numerous similarities in economic, social, and political suppression…

The primary objective of Project PRICE (Programming Retarded in Career Education) was to develop a methodology by which school systems could educate school personnel, communities, and families to provide more relevant career education instruction and supportive services to educable retarded students. The document presents an annotated…

Brief descriptions of recent research in early childhood moral development and the author's own hypotheses about the relevance of moral development theory on early childhood classrooms and curricula are provided. The three recent research studies focus on young children's development of a capacity for empathy, social perspective, and sense of…

This report describes a project dealing with the development and implementation of a model for training the interpersonal aspect of competence. The project had four purposes for the student participants: (a) increase the interpersonal competence of students who previously exhibited deficiencies in interpersonal relations; (b) lessen the…

This paper explores the differences between the understanding or knowledge of certain social rules, and their use, as seen in pronoun selection, by children in two different social settings within the same culture area. Different philosophies concerning the interdependence of social, cognitive, and linguistic development are reviewed. The specific…