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Hally, Tara; Sinha, Kirin – Childhood Education, 2018
SHINE for Girls, a nonprofit with the mission of empowering young women to value their own potential and capabilities within STEM fields, employs a unique curriculum that blends math with dance. They were selected as part of HundreED's 100 Global Education Innovations for 2017. In this article, Tara Hally, Director of Programming, and Kirin Sinha,…
Descriptors: Females, Empowerment, STEM Education, Dance Education
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Crawford, Patricia A. – Childhood Education, 2000
Introduces this theme issue on teacher education and professional development of school personnel in the 21st century. Illustrates how power struggles and other obstacles within the education system can sabotage efforts to provide professional development opportunities. Asserts that the complexities of teacher education will increase in the 21st…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Teacher Education, Teacher Empowerment
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Wasserman, Selma – Childhood Education, 1987
Maintains that teachers play an important role in building a child's self-respect, and that with self-respect, children are empowered. (Author/PCB)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Elementary Education, Empowerment
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Stone, Sandra J. – Childhood Education, 1995
Defines the term "empowerment" as it applies to teachers and to children. Suggests the foundation needed for empowering includes respect, validation, and success. Also discusses the characteristics of ownership, choice, decision making, intrinsic motivation, responsibility, independence, risk taking, collaboration, and self-evaluation as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Classroom Environment
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Wassermann, Selma – Childhood Education, 1991
Discusses Louis E. Raths' educational theories and their implications for classroom teaching. Maintains that theories of children's empowerment have existed in Rath's work for 50 years. (BB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories, Empowerment, Intervention