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Wood, Chip – 1997
Expanded from its previous edition to include ages 13 and 14, this book provides teachers and parents with a quick reference on important childhood developmental issues, explaining what children should be learning and doing in the classroom at each developmental stage. The book begins by discussing how developmental issues can affect…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Development
Dittmar, Norbert, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Papers included in this volume are: "The Muted Voice of Immigrant Workers;""The Situation of Foreign Workers in Sweden"; "Situation of Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic of Germany"; "Teaching German to Immigrant Children"; "Using Language Typology in Contrastive Studies"; "On Determining…
Descriptors: Adults, Applied Linguistics, Child Language, Classification
Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, Branch. – 1991
The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home-based early intervention enrichment program for young Arkansas children and their parents. The program has six objectives: (1) to prepare 4- and 5-year-olds for kindergarten; (2) to develop the parent as the child's educator; (3) to increase parent awareness of educational and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Resources, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1989
This document contains competencies and criterion-referenced test items for the Child Development, Care and Guidance semester course in Missouri that were derived from the duties and tasks of the Missouri homemaker and identified and validated by home economics teachers and subject matter specialists. The guide is designed to assist home economics…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Lamme, Linda Leonard – 1984
Intended for parents, this book offers insights into how children develop as writers and provides practical ideas for introducing writing activities into the home. Chapters in the book deal with the following topics: (1) the benefits of having preschool children write, the timing of initial instruction, and some assumptions about writing at home;…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Educational Games
Hobar, Nicholas – 1981
Examples are cited of educational research and development findings that have specific implications for improving classroom management and school effectiveness in a comprehensive educational program. Described is the West Virginia Department of Education's current use of research on brain growth as one basis for realigning the curriculum. Patterns…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems, Developmental Stages
Petrich, Beatrice – 1981
This seventh of 14 curriculum Modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with care services to meet needs of the client. It is intended to help students determine needs of clients and to be able to perform care services which are needed. Environment, including economic aspects, is explored in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Agencies, Behavioral Objectives
Lehrman, Ray; Bomotti, Marty Jordan – 1979
This curriculum guide contains 11 units for a secondary consumer and homemaking education course in parenting. Unit titles include (1) The Individual, (2) The Family, (3) The Parent, (4) Family Planning, (5) Pregnancy, (6) Childbirth, (7) Care of Mother and Baby, (8) Adjustment of the New Family, (9) Developmental Stages of Children, (10) Guiding…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Objectives, Birth, Child Development
Download full textIllinois Central Coll. East Peoria. – 1979
Illinois Central College's Development of Operational Reasoning Skills (DOORS) project, which is based on Piaget's developmental theory and learning cycle strategy, is described. The project provides a multidisciplinary freshman core program focusing on the improvement of student reasoning abilities. For each of the six DOORS courses--English,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
McKenzie, Sharon, Comp.; Martin, Joan, Ed. – 1977
Family Studies I represents the first part of a consumer and homemaking program focusing on individual and family development, parenting, and the daily tasks of living in a family setting. The course is designed to help students study the family as it exists in day-to-day living and to aid them in understanding themselves in relation to their…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consumer Education, Content Analysis, Course Objectives
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA. Harvard Project Zero. – 1978
This report reviews major theoretical and empirical studies concerning the process of creativity and the skills involved in creating art. Part I describes process studies with adult subjects engaged in activities such as poetry writing, editing, and critiquing a poem. Ten amateur and ten professional poets were subjects. These studies analyzed the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Aesthetic Education, Art Expression, Childrens Art
Chickering, Arthur; And Others – 1981
The challenges and reforms facing the modern American college having to deal with an increasingly diverse range of students--in terms of age, educational purposes, background and preparation, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity--are discussed. Thirteen chapters by professors in the arts, sciences, and professions discuss implications for their…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Administration
Lundell, Dana Britt; Higbee, Jeanne L.; Hipp, Susan; Copeland, Robert, Eds. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2005
This report summarizes key outcomes and discussion points from the first meeting of the Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium's Developmental Education Initiative. On January 6, 2004, 37 developmental educators from Twin Cities colleges and universities participated in think-tank sessions to begin discussions about college readiness and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Cooperative Planning, School Readiness, College Preparation
La Guardia, Jennifer G.; Ryan, Richard M. – 2002
Although the structure of modern society has both prolonged adolescence and exacerbated some of its tasks and challenges, the majority of adolescents successfully negotiate this period and mature in a relatively healthy manner. Nevertheless, significant numbers of adolescents find the challenges overwhelming, experience great conflict, and wind up…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior
Richard, Gail J.; Russell, Joy L. – 2002
This book is intended for professionals who are responsible for designing and implementing educational programs for children with attention deficit disorders and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD). Chapters address: (1) myths and realities about ADD/ADHD; (2) definitions, disorders associated with ADD/ADHD, and federal educational…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
