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Direct linkNakou, S., Ed.; Pantelakis, S., Ed. – Pergamon Press, 2005
This book provides an interdisciplinary projection of the factors affecting the lives of Europe's children in the coming decades. It is a sequel to a volume of the same name, published in 1979. Europe is undergoing dramatic changes, demographic, political and technological, which will influence the health, well-being and potential of children.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Special Needs Students, Economic Change
DeLoache, Judy S., Ed.; Gottlieb, Alma, Ed. – 2000
People living in different parts of the world hold diverse beliefs about the nature and the nurturing of infants. Celebrating that diversity and based on the research of anthropologists, psychologists, and historians, this book presents information on child care from seven societies around the world, past and present, illustrating how the…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Child Development, Child Rearing, Colonial History (United States)
Meece, Judith L., Ed.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Children spend more time in school than in any social institution outside the home. And schools probably exert more influence on children's development and life chances than any environment beyond the home and neighbourhood. The purpose of this book is to document some important ways schools influence children's development and to describe various…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Research, Child Development, Teacher Student Relationship
Download full textKansas Univ., Lawrence. – 1995
This monograph presents 29 abstracts on the emotional price of excellence in the psychological development of gifted children. Sample topics include: self-as-learner schemas, the impact of academic pressure on Japanese students, multicultural counseling practices for gifted minorities, coping strategies of gifted adolescents, suicide among gifted…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Coping
Mallory, Bruce L., Ed.; New, Rebecca S., Ed. – 1994
The current conceptualization of what is appropriate in early childhood education is overly narrow in its interpretation of the role of the teacher, and with respect to variations in cultural and developmental diversity. Based on this observation, this book discusses various issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and appropriate early…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Marfo, Kofi, Ed. – 1988
Examined are the interactions of parents and their children with developmental disabilities, focusing on the following aspects: social, emotional, language, communication, clinical, educational, and methodological. A partial listing of contents follows: "Determinants of Parent and Child Interactive Behavior" (Carl Dunst and Carol…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response
Gerber, Magda, Ed. – 1979
This collection of papers describes a way of viewing and caring for infants. Part I begins with practical suggestions for parents on such topics as loving, quality time, and day care centers. Part II explores Magda Gerber's work with Dr. Pikler, the Loczy Model of infant care, respecting infants, the Demonstration Infant Program, language…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Wartella, Ellen, Ed. – 1979
Investigations of the growth of children's communicative behavior and ability, in terms of their interactions with media and their communication with other people, are described in this book. The first chapter presents an overview of the studies, explains the developmental perspective that characterizes them, and identifies some issues fundamental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Gillon, Gail T. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This unique resource provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge about phonological awareness, together with practical guidance for helping preschoolers to adolescents acquire needed skills. Up-to-date findings are synthesized on the development of phonological awareness; its role in literacy learning; and how it can be enhanced in…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Phonemes, Intervention, Literacy Education
Wolf, Lorraine E., Ed.; Schreiber, Hope E., Ed.; Wasserstein, Jeanette, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults. The authors in this volume not only discuss such advances as they apply to adults with learning disorders, but also address their translation into clinical practice. One cluster of chapters addresses developmental…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Nonverbal Learning
Harkness, Sara, Ed.; Super, Charles M., Ed. – 1996
This volume presents observations and thinking of scholars from a variety of disciplines about parental cultural belief systems. The chapters are concerned with the sources and consequences of parental ethnotheories in a number of societies. The following chapters are included: (1) "Introduction" (Sara Harkness and Charles M. Super); (2)…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies
Saracho, Olivia N., Ed.; Spodek, Bernard, Ed. – 1998
This book provides research in the area of educational play for early childhood teachers and teacher educators. Following an introduction by the editors, the chapters of the book are: (1) "A Historical Overview of Theories of Play" (Olivia Saracho and Bernard Spodek); (2) "Playing with a Theory of Mind" (Angeline Lillard); (3)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Disabilities
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian, Ed.; Catherwood, Di, Ed. – 1994
Designed for teachers, students, caregivers, and health professionals who work with children from birth to age 8, this book provides a review of recent research and theories of development and learning in the early childhood years, with an emphasis on implications for effective teaching. Where appropriate, the book takes an Australian perspective,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education
Wakai, Kunio, Ed. – 1994
A variety of topics on human development is covered in this annual report. The 11 articles are: (1) "Young Children's Personifying and Vitalistic Biology" (Kayoko Inagaki and Giyoo Hatano); (2) "Acoustic Analysis of Natural Maternal Speech to Preschool Language Impaired and Normal Children" (Debora L. Scheffel and Murray…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Biology, Child Development, Children
Family Research Council of America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
Summaries of the keynote speech by Os Guiness and discussions on U.S. cultural trends in education, in child development, and among youth are included in this document. Guiness believes there has been a shift from an economic focus to one centered on cultural activities. He states that four current cultural trends are: (1) a sense of hollowness;…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Family Relationship
