This study examines the usefulness of a screening process implemented in the context of a Head Start home visit and compares families who screened positive for substance abuse with those who did not on an array of child and family indicators important for healthy child development. The sample included 1,105 low-income families with preschool-age…

The early detection of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by teachers can contribute to the prevention of secondary disorders in a child and this can have serious implications for the child's overall development. The aims of the present study were to examine: (1) the validity of the original assessment of the teachers in…

The Healthy Steps for Young Children program is a national initiative developed by pediatricians from Boston University in collaboration with professionals from the Commonwealth Fund. This program for families with young children (birth to 3 years of age) provides developmentally--oriented services within pediatric primary care through addition of…

This paper identified several powerful pieces of literature written for young children and used successfully by parents, kin-folk, baby-sitters, and teachers, analyzed each book to uncover salient solutions which stimulate empathy, and inferred characteristics of each stage of the unfolding of empathy. (Author/RK)

Looks at four books--"Will It Grow in a Classroom," edited by Beatrice and Ronald Gross; "Beyond Customs," by Charity James; "Toward a Mankind School: An Adventure in Humanistic Education," by John Goodlad and others; and "Conflicting Conceptions of Curriculum," edited by Elliott Eisner and Elizabeth Vallance. (IRT)

Over fifty different individuals reported on some aspect of research during the five daily sessions of the Open Research Reports Section during the past NAEA Conference. This article considered a part of those research reports. (Author/RK)

Considered the experiences and creative expression of children and how they interact. (RK)

Discussed are the growth and demise of pedology within the contexts of the (1) early history of child study in Europe, (2) influence of Vygotsky's writings on Soviet defectology, and (3) struggle of Soviet psychology for its Marxist-dialectical identity. Pedology is the scientific study of the complete child in all its facets, including the…

To evaluate whether conceptional or chronologic age should be used to determine scores in developmental follow-up studies, a study was made of 236 normal and 66 neurologically abnormal infants who were similar with respect to conceptional age but different with respect to degree of prematurity. Assessments of possible differences in cognitive and…

Author talked to Dr. Peter Bryant about his investigation of the psychological theories of Jean Piaget. (Editor/RK)

The accomplishments of the American psychologist Wayne Dennis (1905-1976), author of "Children of the Creche" and approximately 130 additional published works, are described. Professor Dennis' research interests and accomplishments are emphasized. (RH)