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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 2002
This ERIC/EECE report summarizes recent documents and journal articles, and highlights some World Wide Web resources that focus on educational and classroom environments that can support children's social, emotional, and psychological development. Annotations are provided for seven ERIC documents, four ERIC journal articles, and two web resources.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
Simpson, Elizabeth J. – 1981
This paper utilizes knowledge gained from work on future issues related to families, the work of futurists on social trends and technological development, and recent studies in home economics to draw conclusions regarding what people will need to know in the 1980s and beyond to be intelligent consumers and effective homemakers. The first of six…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Children, Clothing
Moore, Shirley G. – 1997
Among studies that have examined the relationship between parenting styles and children's development of social skills, the research of Diana Baumrind is noteworthy. In several studies, she has identified authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles, which differ on the dimensions of nurturance and parental control. Authoritarian…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Discipline, Interpersonal Competence
Moore, Shirley G. – 1997
Among studies that have examined the relationship between parenting styles and children's development of social skills, the research of Diana Baumrind is noteworthy. In several studies, she has identified authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles, which differ on the dimensions of nurturance and parental control. Authoritarian…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Discipline, Interpersonal Competence
Maehr, Martin L.; Archer, Jennifer – 1985
Addressing the question, "What can be done to promote school achievement?", this paper summarizes the literature on motivation relating to classroom achievement and school effectiveness. Particular attention is given to how values, ideology, and various cultural patterns impinge on classroom performance and serve to enhance motivation to achieve.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Children, Educational Environment
Moore, Shirley G. – 1992
Among studies that have examined the relationship between parenting styles and children's development of social skills, the research of Diana Baumrind is noteworthy. In several studies, she has identified authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles, which differ on the dimensions of nurturance and parental control. Authoritarian…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Discipline, Interpersonal Competence
Garbarino, James; Plantz, Margaret C. – 1980
This paper focuses on the distinctive characteristics of urban environments, the ways these environmental features affect city children, and the roles that schools can play in modifying these effects. Bronfenbrenner's multilevel framework for studying the ecology of human development is described. Recognizing the central role that families play in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Cesarone, Bernard, Ed. – 1999
This guide offers a collection of resources gathered as part of the effort to create the ResilienceNet Web site on the resilience of children and families. The introduction to the guide describes the partnership between ASSIST INTERNATIONAL, INC. and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education that led to the development of…
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Family Environment
Talley, Ronda C., Ed.; Walz, Garry R., Ed. – 1996
The "Safe Schools, Safe Students" conference brought together leading researchers and practitioners in order to share knowledge about innovative safety strategies being used in America's schools. The papers here represent the thinking of scientific experts and school-based pupil service providers who are implementing programs to prevent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Discipline, Educational Change
Patten, Peggy; Robertson, Anne S. – 2001
Developed in response to requests from a variety of family support professionals, teachers, and parents, this sourcebook offers information on preventing violence in children at different stages of development. The introduction provides a rationale for the development of this sourcebook, discusses parental influence, and describes how parents can…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Children