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Volman, Monique; Dam, Geert ten – British Educational Research Journal, 2007
This article discusses the way in which social identities structure the learning processes of students in two subjects in the Dutch secondary school curriculum--Care and Technology. It analyses interviews with 23 students and their teachers with a view to explaining the disappointing results in these subjects in terms of breaking through gender…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Secondary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Technology Education
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Dubowitz, Howard – Child Welfare, 1994
Presents controversial issues concerning kinship care and findings from a survey of child welfare experts on their research priorities for kinship care. Discusses suggestions for future research in the following categories: children; families; services; state policies; experience of professionals and families; practice issues; and training. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Foster Care, Foster Children, Foster Family
Tuominen, Mary C. – 2003
Drawing on in-depth interviews with 20 family child care providers of diverse race, ethnicity, immigrant status, and social class, this book explores the social, political, and economic forces and processes that draw women into the work of family child care. The articles dispel not only myths about why women choose to be family child care…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
Windflower Enterprises, Colorado Springs, CO. – 1993
The FAAIR Coalition was created to address the growing career development movement and its impact on family day care. FAAIR is an acronym for Flexibility, Attainability, Affordability, Inclusiveness, and Respect for others. The coalition was founded in 1992 in response to a draft Professional Development Model for family day care providers…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Caregiver Role, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
Kagan, Sharon L.; Cohen, Nancy E. – 1997
This report of the Quality 2000 Initiative documents the quality crisis in early care and education in the United States, discussing the reasons for this crisis and suggesting a plan for improvement. Part 1 of the report: describes the mediocre quality of care cited in the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study, the erosion of quality since 1980,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers
Mitchell, Margot – 1991
The Southern Child Care Support Program was established in 1986 to help children with disabilities gain access to child care services. The program consists of a team of four Integration Support Workers who are able to provide support in 27 child care centers in the region of Adelaide, Australia. The program's model of child care focuses on three…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education