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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1991
The District of Columbia Board of Education declared the 1990-1991 school year "The Year of the Young Child." During this year, the district encouraged programs that: (1) responded to the learning patterns of children; (2) involved parents in their children's development; (3) provided a range of services such as health and nutrition…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education Programs, Child Development, Curriculum Development
Jones, Betty, Comp. – 1996
This document is a compilation of 90 successful interdisciplinary projects and activities and integrated academic and vocational curriculum ideas implemented in Florida during the past 3 years. The activities and projects have been submitted by teachers and have not been officially evaluated or reviewed. Each description provides this information:…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Child Development
Tanner, Laurel N. – 1997
This book reviews the history of the University of Chicago Laboratory School established by John Dewey in light of the current resurgent interest in the ideas and work of this educator. Chapter 1 deals with two lessons: the social nature of learning and developmentally appropriate practice. Chapter 2 examines the laboratory school idea as…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational History
Moore, Lin – 1979
Using the Attitudes toward Women Scale (AWS), a comparative study of college student attitudes concerning sex role stereotyping and sex bias was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a project consisting of inservice training for college faculty and staff, a training program for 375 child care providers (child development students), and a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Specialists
Alexander, Carol Carter, Ed.; Kotlus, Ellen, Ed. – 1980
These materials for planning a developmental curriculum are designed to be presented in a workshop format, by trainers, for caregivers of young children. Contents of the workshop modules focus on gross motor development, perceptual-motor development, woodworking, preschool math and science, cooking, rhythm and music, and socio-dramatic play. A…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Carta, Elizabeth – 1978
This report describes the third year of a project to develop a high school program which combines experience and theory to prepare students to meet their responsibilities as parents. The 24-page narrative discusses setting and participants, needs, program objectives and scope, methods (courses and other program components), findings (including…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Rearing, Competency Based Education