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Garvis, Susanne, Ed.; Pendergast, Donna, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2017
The period from birth to twelve years is crucial in a child's development and can significantly impact future educational success, resilience and participation in society. "Health and Wellbeing in Childhood, 2nd Edition" provides readers with a comprehensive foundation in health and wellbeing education across key priority areas, covering…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Mental Health, Well Being, Children
Christenson, Sandra L., Ed.; Reschly, Amy L., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits: improved communication between parents and educators; home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared; better…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Research
Pressley, Michael; McCormick, Christine B. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Filling a tremendous need, this is the first graduate-level child development text written specifically for future educators. The volume provides a solid understanding of major theories of development, focusing on how each has informed research and practice in educational contexts. Topics include the impact of biology and early experiences on the…
Descriptors: Gender Role, Motivation, Social Theories, Language Acquisition
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health in Schools. – 1998
This continuing education module contains three units that describe the role of schools in dealing with psychosocial and mental health problems that interfere with students' learning and performance. The units are: (1) "Placing Mental Health into the Context of Schools and the 21st Century"; (2) "Mental Health Services and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Child Development, Continuing Education
Freda, Kristin, Comp. – 1992
This resource guide was compiled as an aid to education libraries (i.e., libraries that support teacher training and education). It is intended as a tool for teachers, administrators, professors, students of education, and librarians. The focus of the listing, which covers the most important and useful electronic resources currently available in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Abuse, Child Development, Database Producers
Powell, Gloria Johnson, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This text consists of more than 30 articles on various aspects of the psychosocial development of minority group children in the United States. Individual chapters, most of them written by mental health professionals who are themselves of minority groups, focus on Afro Americans, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Filipino Americans, Korean…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Black Youth, Child Development