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Direct linkJohnson, Andrew P. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022
This is an educational psychology book that focuses on human development, the human being, teaching, and learning. It is appropriate for preservice teachers who are seeking to comprehend essential theories and concepts in educational psychology. It is also appropriate for practicing teachers who want to understand and apply these theories and…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Educational Psychology, Mental Health, Children
Hill, Nancy E., Ed.; Mann, Tammy L., Ed.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E., Ed. – Praeger, 2011
This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies. African American children are at the highest risk for becoming school dropouts, for academic disengagement…
Descriptors: Expertise, African American Children, Race, Dropouts
Grigorenko, Elena L., Ed.; Takanishi, Ruby, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This edited volume presents an overview of research and policy issues pertaining to children from birth to 10 who are first- and second-generation immigrants to the U.S., as well as native-born children of immigrants. The contributors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on recent developments and research findings on children of immigrants. By…
Descriptors: Immigrants, School Readiness, Mental Health, Mathematics Education
Heller, Nina Rovinelli, Ed.; Gitterman, Alex, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Mental Health and Social Problems" is a textbook for social work students and practitioners. It explores the complicated relationship between mental conditions and societal issues as well as examining risk and protective factors for the prevalence, course, adaptation to and recovery from mental illness. The introductory chapter presents…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Social Problems, Social Work, Mental Disorders
Lipina, Sebastian J.; Colombo, Jorge A. – APA Books, 2009
Poverty remains an urgent crisis worldwide. In the United States, 28.6 million children live in low-income families and 12.7 million children live in poor families. In nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 47 million children live below national poverty lines. These figures pertain to…
Descriptors: Children, Poverty, Brain, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedOrey, Michael, Ed.; Jones, Stephanie A., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition highlights innovative Trends and Issues in Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling
Huston, Aletha C., Ed. – 1991
The numbers of children living in poverty in the United States increased dramatically during the 1980s and remains high. This collection of essays, with a focus on children rather than on parents' income or self-sufficiency, examines the following questions: Why are so many children growing up in poor families? What are the effects of poverty on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
Fitzgerald, Hiram E., Ed.; And Others – 1995
This book contains 13 papers resulting from roundtable discussions at the 1993 Society for Research in Child Development Meeting. The overall intent of the papers is to plan the course for child health care, public policy, and developmental research into the next century. The book is divided into three parts, each covering one topic. Research…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Child Health
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Styfco, Sally J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
The future of Head Start depends on how well people learn from and apply the lessons from its past. That's why everyone involved in early education needs this timely, forward-thinking book from the leader of Head Start. The first book to capture the Head Start debates in all their complexity and diversity, this landmark volume brings together the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Social Work, Parent Participation
