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Hoban, Tim, Comp. – 1992
This annotated bibliography identifies resources for families of young children who have disabilities or who are at risk of delayed development. Criteria for inclusion were: materials that are current, generally available, and especially useful for families. For each resource, the information includes the title, author, publisher, publisher's…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Annotated Bibliographies, At Risk Persons
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. – 1993
This report examines the critical role that child care plays in the way an increasing number of children are growing, learning, and preparing for school and for life. Chapter one of the report examines the current child care situation in the United States and recommends that the nation: (1) set priorities for the child care system; (2) assist low…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Corporate Support, Day Care
Miller, Jennifer – 1998
In 1997, the Finance Project convened a roundtable meeting of representatives from organizations who have been working to improve the financing of services and supports to young children and their families; the meeting was convened with the purpose of mapping an agenda for future research, development, and demonstration to support improvements in…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Change Strategies, Community Services
Ramsey, Patricia G. – 1998
This book introduces new themes to the multicultural conversation, including moral development, economic diversity, environmental concerns, and consumerism. The book explains that multicultural education is not just about racial and ethnic diversity, though it still focuses on racism and other biases in education for children who are poor and of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Public Welfare, Harrisburg. Office of Mental Retardation. – 1998
Developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, this skills inventory addresses skill development for service coordinators in two major areas: technical skills development related to the service coordination duties as defined by state and federal statues and policies, and personal skill development related to attitudes and knowledge…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Yelland, Nicola, Ed. – 1998
The construction of gender is a systematic process that begins at birth and is continually shaped, molded, and reshaped throughout life. This book examines practices with young children with respect to the construction of gender and the expectations of society, schools, and families. The book is organized into two parts. The first part considers…
Descriptors: Art, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Community Influence
IDRA Newsletter, 1998
This theme issue includes five articles that focus on educational, cognitive, and brain research with implications for early childhood educators, including those who work with limited-English-proficient, minority, and economically disadvantaged children. "Coming to Grips with Reading Instruction at the Early Grades" (Christie L. Goodman)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Culturally Relevant Education, Developmental Stages
International Federation on Ageing, Washington, DC. – 1987
This guidebook provides information, exercises, and self-assessment instruments for training elderly people about the theory and practice of child care and development so that they can become caregivers in their homes or in community centers. The guide's eight units cover: (1) physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development; (2)…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Cadiz, Sharon M. – 1991
The problem of families' limited access to community early childhood services and information was addressed in this practicum. Negative outcomes for young children and their families in a northeastern city were attributed to difficulties in locating and providing services for the developmental needs of children between birth and age 5. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, At Risk Persons, Child Advocacy, Child Health
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
Designed to guide preschool reform efforts and stimulate widespread interest and involvement, this publication calls for statewide, systemic reform to provide a continuum of community-based, family-centered, prevention-oriented services to children and their families. The publication begins by identifying the factors that enhance school readiness.…
Descriptors: Child Health, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Impact, Educational Benefits
Honig, Alice S.; Wittmer, Donna S. – 1991
This paper provides teachers with 35 techniques for promoting preschool children's prosocial development. Research findings that support many of the techniques are cited. Some of the techniques refer to caregivers' personal interactions with individual children or groups, while others target broader systems and require involvement of families,…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Bibliotherapy, Child Caregivers, Conflict Resolution
Zabel, Mary Kay – 1991
This booklet reviews the literature and considers applications of Public Law 99-457 (Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments--1986) in developing programs for young children with behavior disorders. The following topics are considered: provisions of the law (states are required to provide a free, appropriate public education to all eligible…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1983
Testimony presented in this document covers (1) current initiatives in the Public Health Service agenda to promote and protect the health of mothers and infants and to implement specific prevention activities in child health; (2) key issues in outcome and prevention along the human growth line; (3) recent neuroscience research having implications…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Cognitive Processes, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education
Suranyi, Balint – 1987
A study incorporated into classroom activities knowledge gained by Hungarian primary students' television viewing at home, as well as assessing the effects of this practice. A secondary purpose was to improve the level of the children's television viewing. Subjects, first and second graders in 15 classes in the capital city, a country town and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries
Sefer, Jasmina – 1987
The validity and reliability of the Yugoslavian (Beograd) version of the Hungarian adaptation of the Torrance Divergent Capacities Test (HAT-DAT) were tested, with a view toward improving the methodology of scoring the creative abilities test and determining standards for Yugoslavia. The test, based on the work of J. P. Guilford (1977), examines…
Descriptors: Art Products, Childrens Art, Cognitive Ability, Creative Thinking