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Henshon, Suzanna E. – Gifted Child Today, 2007
Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska is the Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She is the current president of the National Association for Gifted Children. Prior to coming to William & Mary, Dr. VanTassel-Baska founded and directed the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern…
Descriptors: Researchers, Talent Development, Gifted, Interviews
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Varga-Dobai, Kinga – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2008
Two-time Caldecott Honor winner (Free Fall, Sector 7) and three-time Caldecott Medal winner (Tuesday, The Three Pigs, Flotsam), David Wiesner is regarded as one of the most remarkable creators of visual storytelling living today. Wiesner is well known for his innovative and unique subject matter and his sophisticated painting-like illustrations…
Descriptors: Interviews, Story Telling, Visual Learning, Authors
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Barth, Mary Christine – Children Today, 1979
An interview with reporters and editors of a news and features magazine written by children 13 and under. Discusses the effects of children's experiences on their attitudes about themselves and about their capabilities. (SS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Children
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Segel, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Betsy Byars, author of more than 15 children's books, comments upon her life and work, stressing the potent impact of childhood experience on her writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Experience
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Arnow, Pat, Ed.; Cheek, Pauline, Ed. – Now and Then, 1987
This magazine offers interviews, short stories and articles with a general focus on childhood in Appalachia. Two interviews include: "Creative Response to Life-Pauline Cheek," by Jane Harris Woodside, and "Insights and Experience: A Talk with Eliot Wigginton," by Pauline Binkley Cheek. Short stories include: "Thief in the…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Sutton, Roger – School Library Journal, 1994
Presents an interview with American Library Association award winner and children's librarian Jane Botham covering such issues as library relations with the community, relations with other agencies, dealing with reactions to controversial books, library staffing, developing children's appreciation for the library, and children's need for adult…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Cooperation, Censorship, Childhood Attitudes
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Robinson, Sandra Longfellow – Childhood Education, 1985
In this interview, Neil Postman responds to questions about the destruction and preservation of childhood by such influences as television, computers, the woman's movement, and academics for young children. Emphasizes roles and responsibilities of parents, teachers, and schools in maintaining tradition and culture amid changing social values and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Computers, Environmental Influences
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Cartwright, Sally – Young Children, 1991
Presents an interview with the founder and director of the Riley School in Maine in which she discusses the school's educational philosophy and practices, curriculum design, and physical plant design. (BB)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Design, Educational Facilities Design