This bibliography of literature on children and toys covers the period of 1962-1987. About 600 titles, which were collected mainly by literature searches of 10 databases, are covered. The bibliography is divided into three parts. Part I provides an introduction, which includes discussions of technical, quantitative, and qualitative aspects. Part…

A teacher relates her experiences in teaching child development to teenage mothers and pregnant school-age girls enrolled in the New London Young Parents Program, a project sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Connecticut State Department of Health. (CS)

Thanks to authors who are aware that death is an issue which must be addressed, an effective introduction to death education is now available in the pages of children's literature. Article discussed children's books that can help them accept death's inevitability and gain a richer, more intense appreciation of the value and the wonder of being…

Presents an annotated bibliography on child development and early childhood education for beginners in the field and parents of young children. (CM)

Reviews recent empirical findings toward three cognitive developmental perspectives: the fears of infancy, the discontinuous quality of stages in cognitive functioning, and the capacity for resilience in cognitive development. (DEP)

The article discusses cultural variation in narrative genres, use, and learning. The ethnocentricity of many current approaches to the study of narratives is pointed out. Four universal types of narrative are identified (recounts, eventcasts, accounts, and stories). Teachers should not assume a common cultural background in children's access to…

Twelve books about the process of growing up are reviewed. (MT)

The basic concepts of vulnerability and at-risk conditions in infancy in the context of what constitutes healthy development are discussed. Vulnerability refers to the weaknesses, of the child, where as at-risk refers to the interaction of the environment and the child. (Author/DB)

Reviews eight books on early childhood education and child development. (IRT)

This paper discusses the current status of and new perspectives on the Structural Learning Theory (SLT). Special consideration is given to how SLT has been influenced by recent research in software engineering, and the range of possibilities it opens for instructional research and practice in the 21st century. Starting with fundamental precepts of…

In an attempt to partially answer this question, this study examined the effectiveness of Head Start Teachers with differing educational degrees, teaching experience and early childhood training. (JA)

This is a report of the initial phase of a project to identify developmental profiles of high-risk, low birthweight infants. (Authors/JA)

A review of Disadvantaged Children: Health, Nutrition and School Failure (New York: Grune & Stratton, 1970) by Herbert G. Birch and Joan Dye Gussow. (DB)