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Dunst, Carl J.; Raab, Melinda; Hamby, Deborah W.; Long, Anna Lauren – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2015
The results from a content analysis of coursework required and offered at the 58 North Carolina Community Colleges to obtain an Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in early childhood education are described. The analyses were conducted to determine the likelihood that the courses could include content knowledge or practice on 12 infant and child…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Early Childhood Education, Nutrition, Health
Hernandez, Donald J.; Napierala, Jeffrey S. – Foundation for Child Development, 2014
Policies and programs aimed at increasing educational and economic opportunities typically target either low-income children or their mothers, but not both, which limits their impact in fostering intergenerational mobility. This insight undergirds the development and implementation of dual-generation strategies, which focus simultaneously on both…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Influence, Academic Achievement, Intergenerational Programs
Birbeck, David; Drummond, Murray – International Education Journal, 2006
In recent years research has recognised that notions of body image, body image ideals and body dissatisfaction develop much earlier than was once thought. Forty-seven children (25 male; 22 female) aged between 5 and 6 years were interviewed on three occasions over 12 months regarding their perceptions of body image. The interviews revealed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Self Concept, Etiology