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Democratic Discipline: Children Creating Solutions.
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Rightmyer, Elizabeth Campbell – Young Children, 2003
Describes one teachers' system of democratic discipline in which the children deliberate and construct the list of rules for the classroom. Addresses: (1) introducing democratic discipline; (2) daily routine; (3) typical problems, typical solutions; (4) novel solutions; (5) recurring problems; (6) unintended results; (7) context for children's…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Child Behavior
The Cold Reality of Worthy Wages: We Limited Size to Protect Quality and Staff Well-Being.
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Ratekin, Cindy – Young Children, 1996
Describes problems for a university-based child development laboratory of decreased university funding, overworked staff, and huge public demand. Explains that instead of conventional responses, the program was redesigned by decreasing enrollment and increasing length of the remaining program, thereby maintaining income levels and addressing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Quality
Cooperative Learning Can Occur in Any Kind of Program.
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Cartwright, Sally – Young Children, 1993
Advocates cooperative learning, rather than competitive learning, in the classroom. Offers an example of cooperative learning among nursery school children in Tenants Harbor, Maine. Discusses ways for teachers to facilitate cooperative learning in program and classroom design. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning