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Verwys, Susan K. – Young Children, 2007
In this article, the author presents a discussion regarding the sharing of decision making regarding curriculum in preschool. The preschool where she teaches is housed in a diverse, faith-based elementary school in the heart of Grand Rapids, Michigan, a midsize, midwestern city. It offers full-day, half-day, and two-and-a-half-hour preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Participative Decision Making, Emergent Literacy, Child Development Centers
Schweitzer, Sherry, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2009
The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's online newsletter "The Education Innovator" is to promote innovative practices in education; to offer features on promising programs and practices; to provide information on innovative research, schools, policies, and trends; and to keep readers informed of key Department priorities and…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Early Childhood Education, Child Development Centers, School Readiness
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
During the summer and on weekends, it is not unusual to see many children, the youngest holding their parents' hands, walking to classes amongst the beautiful landscaping and old buildings of Northwestern University on Lake Michigan's shores in Evanston, Illinois. The Center for Talent Development (CTD) has been offering services and programs to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Institutional Mission, Special Programs
Ulrich, Roger; And Others – 1970
In 1968, a project entitled "Accelerated Training Programs in Underprivileged Environments" attempted to investigate possibilities of preventive mental health techniques through early implementation of behavior modification procedures. The general objects of this project were: to alter the pre-school environment of children aged 0-5 from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Child Development Centers, Disadvantaged Environment
Bhagwanji, Yash; Bennett, Tess – 1997
The Great Lakes Resource Access Project (Region V RAP) serves Head Start programs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Region V RAP conducts an annual needs assessment to determine the training and technical assistance needs of the Head Start Disability Services Coordinators. A survey for assessing needs for the…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Childhood Needs, Disabilities, Emotional Problems