As a part of an effort to bolster the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) capacity to promote child development, this report examines the psychosocial development of the child. The intent is not to shift UNICEF's attention to the psychosocial elements of children's needs, but to help UNICEF to implement early childhood development efforts…

The four papers prepared by the Far West Regional Laboratory are intended to serve as a model for designing an Employer-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. The authors of Chapter 1, Instructional Model: Bases and Rationale, have discussed underlying concepts and principles. Basic student provisions include: basis for job choice, orientation and…

Since it began in 1965, Head Start has been the cornerstone of the nation's services for low-income children and their families. A substantial research base has been attached to Head Start, providing information about the program's overall accomplishments and directions about ways to improve services for young children. American Indian and Alaska…