Reviews current research being done by the National Children's Bureau in London, England. (SB)

This publication about pre-school nursery design illustrates major issues and ideas about these spaces and provides comprehensive guidance for the planners and designers of such spaces. The author presents examples of historical and contemporary kindergartens that demonstrate practical ways that educational theory can be incorporated into new…

A survey of 97 nursery school teachers and 104 nursery nurses (52% response) in Britain showed traditional role distinctions were blurring. Nursery teachers were more involved in planning learning and assessment and taking a leadership role. They have longer training, greater status, and wider responsibility. Overlap in roles suggests that nurses…

The first legislative control over early education services in Ireland came into place in 1996, in the form of the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations (Department of Health, 1996). The research hypothesis of this study was that the implementation of the Regulations would have had an impact on quality of early childhood care and education…

This document was prepared in response to a comparative study tour undertaken as part of the European Communities Commission's Community Education Programme. It describes the educational structures of Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of German, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemborg, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Each country's…

Examines the effects of varying physical resources, such as space, play equipment, and class size, on children's behavior. (MP)

An observational study in a British nursery school examined effects of direct and indirect strategies in increasing interactions of four developmentally delayed young children with their peers. (DB)

The recent foundation of a 'Young Children's Perspectives' special interest group in the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) reflects a general move in social research towards the respectful and inclusive involvement of children in the research process. However, established education research guidelines often provide…

This paper describes the proposed School Without Walls program in the United Kingdom, a television-centered project which is designed to deliver high quality nursery (preschool) education direct to children at a fraction of the cost of traditional educational television programming. The daily programs will present a selection of practical learning…

The first of two indexes of educational research and development projects in the United Kingdom is arranged alphabetically by institution conducting the work. Each entry gives the name of the project, the financing organization, the name of the project director, and notes on the status of the project (completed, feasibility study, or in progress).…

Results are reported on the literacy and numeracy skills of a sample of Black and White United Kingdom children just prior to entry into 33 Inner London Education Authority infant schools. There were few differences in children's test scores attributable to ethnic origin. (Author/CT)

Arguments in favor of increased parental involvement, particularly in nursery education, are presented. Opposition to participation from parents and teachers is discussed and specific areas in which cooperation might be possible are suggested along with different levels of participation. (JMF)

Describes how five-year-old children responded to the investigation of looking for patterns in a multiplication square. Provides a 10 x 10 multiplication square for the investigation. (YP)

Introduces this special issue on the provision of integrated, comprehensive educational services for preschool children, focusing on advances in this area in Denmark, Spain, and New Zealand, and the lack of such services on a national scale in the United Kingdom. (MDM)

Studies the group decision-making process of the evaluation of preschool children with complex disabilities. Sequential application of processes was found to be influenced by the occurrence of a series of three cycles of decision making within each assessment and the decomposition of the assessment task into distinct subproblems. (Contains 67…