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Peer reviewedWishon, Phillip M.; Childs, Ronald E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
This review focuses on a classification of the concept of obesity, childhood growth patterns, current diagnostic procedures, physiological and psychological implications, etiology, environmental influences, and the special needs of the obese child. Obesity is viewed as a medical condition requiring medical and educational interventions. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology, Individual Needs
Peer reviewedRock, Stephen L.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Studies the type and severity of maladaptive behavior in foster children as perceived by 58 foster parents. Results indicate that foster children as a group exhibit significantly more serious behavior problems than do nonfoster children. (RJC)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Foster Children, Foster Family
Peer reviewedClark, Margaret M.; Cheyne, William M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses an effort to critically evaluate research relevant to the education of children under five. The effort involved a report on the implications of the research for policy, practice, and further research. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Research Needs
Peer reviewedRotsika, V.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Investigates methods for the early detection of learning difficulties that were used in the screening of 788 kindergarten children. Of students in high risk groups, 25 percent failed to learn to read and write, but all students in the low risk groups could perform these activities. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Kindergarten Children
