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Processes and Pathways of Family-School Partnerships across Development. Research on Family-School Partnerships. Volume 2
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Sheridan, Susan M., Ed.; Kim, Elizabeth Moorman, Ed. – Springer, 2015
This book explores research on processes that influence family-school partnerships in support of student learning and education. It highlights research related to culture, contexts, and development as families and schools work together to promote smooth transitions and academic achievement. The volume discusses research related to family and…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Influences, Academic Achievement
The Tensions between Education and Development.
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Gardner, Howard – Journal of Moral Education, 1991
Traces the relationship between human development and education through various philosophies. Explores differences in early forms of understanding, the goals of education, and the kinds of knowledge that specific fields require. Encourages a form of apprenticeship to provide students with a model for bridging the gap between scholastic and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Academic Consequences of Learning Disability: Longitudinal Prediction of Outcomes at 11 Years of Age.
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McKinney, James D.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
The Carolina Longitudinal Learning Disabilities Project identified 42 first- and second-grade students with learning disabilities (LD) and compared their development over 5 years with that of randomly selected peers. Different variables were predictive for the two groups. Teacher perceptions of intelligence, measured intelligence quotient, grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Grade Repetition
Clarifying the Developmental Perspective in Response to Carta, Schwartz, Atwater, and McConnell.
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Johnson, James E.; Johnson, Karen McChesney – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
This reaction paper offers evidence for the effectiveness of nondirective instructional models with special needs young children. The construct of "developmentally appropriate practice" is viewed as a working hypothesis and as a continuous variable, not a dichotomous variable. Relationships between early childhood education and early childhood…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Continuity, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices