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Peer reviewedLandy, Sarah; Walsh, Susan – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses teenage pregnancy, parenthood, and intervention programs in Canada. Focuses on the issues facing young women from severely disorganized backgrounds whose children are at-risk for developmental delay, emotional disturbance, maltreatment, and neglect. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment
Peer reviewedHunt, Joseph McVicker – Journal of Social Issues, 1982
Suggests that intimate, proximal situations within the genetic environment, more than heredity, determine child development and achievement. Stresses the need to compensate for skill deficiencies among children from disadvantaged environments through early training for language acquisition and personality development. Describes a program in Iran…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Child Rearing, Disadvantaged Environment
Download full textKinnison, Lloyd R.; And Others – 1988
A study was conducted of 55 preschool children attending Title XX day care centers in Amarillo, Texas, to investigate the cognitive, language, fine motor, and socioemotional development of the children. Results indicated that the students were below the 50th percentile for their age group norms on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised, the…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care
