Creative writing is considered as a form of creative expression in which the child expresses his ideas, feelings, or reactions. This expression is original and spontaneous, and allows the child to organize his experiences so that they assume a personal meaning. With this experience, the child, through the process of symbolization, adds to his…

This study sought to develop new measures of children's understanding and tolerance of affective qualities, and to relate those variables to the development of an aesthetic orientation toward visual art. The use of these new measures in the present research leads to the following conclusions: (1) No regular age change appears in the correlation…

A critical analysis is made of the content and assumptions of the many theories or explanations for play behavior. The seven chapters of the book are as follows. Chapter One, A Purview of the Problems, is a brief overview of the problems inherent in attempting to manage play, and the arguments for and against. The second chapter, Definitions of…

Discussions in this paper concern: (1) some findings from observations of social interactions among children attending a national sample of Head Start programs; (2) the recommendations for research on socialization presented by Sowder and Lazar (1973) to the Federal Interagency Panel on Early Child Development; and (3) the significance of…

Following a discussion of trends in our society which relate very closely to family, marriage, and sexual behavior, this paper then discusses the responsibilities that parents and teachers have toward children and youth. Included in things that children should be helped to learn are a sense of high self-regard which can be extended to high regard…

Suggestions for expanding and improving the volunteer participation in all local Head Start programs are provided in this manual. The primary aims of the volunteer programs are to: (1) provide additional staff in all areas of the program, thus increasing the effectiveness of the paid staff; (2) give interested local citizens, including parents of…

The selected bibliography on early childhood education for handicapped children lists 167 books. Author, title, publisher, and date and place of publication only are given. Representative subjects, as indicated by the titles, include child development, preschool and kindergarten education, child behavior, cognitive development and stimulation, and…

The Early Childhood Library Specialist (ECLS) concept was first conceived as the Early Childhood Media Specialist, and was written into a proposal that included a curriculum for the training of such media specialists. Cognizant of the interrelationship of the library and media fields, the proposal was adapted to include aspects of children's and…

A descriptive history is presented of the Children's Theatre Association of Baltimore, an independent community children's theater, focusing on the years 1943-1966, the period in which founder Isabel Burger was in office. The Association's educational goals, influence, and contribution to the community are stressed. A major portion of the research…

The major purpose of the bibliography is to provide the Training Facilitator of an Exemplary Early Childhood Center with a resource for aiding staff in finding information useful to persons working in programs for preschool handicapped children. The first of three sections concerns general Early Childhood Education and such related topics as day…

The development of role concepts, as revealed in the ways in which children of different ages conceptualize specific occupational roles, is presented. The conceptualization of roles was studied in groups of 10 boys and 10 girls each from the first, third, and sixth grades. The mean ges of the groups were 6.9, 8.9, and 11.9 years, respectively.…

PROVISIONS FOR PILOT CHILD CARE CENTERS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND MENTALLY RETARDED MINORS WERE MADE BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE IN 1959. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE PROVIDED IN 1961 AND 1965. BY NOVEMBER 1965, FOUR CENTERS WERE IN OPERATION AND FOUR MORE CENTERS WERE BEING ESTABLISHED. THESE EIGHT CENTERS SERVED 348 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.…

A search of the philosophical, psychological, and experimental literature resulted in an operational definition of empathy, "A Hierarchy of Empathy." In a three age-level study employing an instrument derived from "A Hierarchy of Empathy," creative dramatic and discussion responses to a film of a Northwest American Indian…

A checklist is presented for assessing preschool handicapped and nonhandicapped children's development in six skill areas: language, gross motor, cognitive, fine motor, socio-emotional, and self help. The assessment describes a specific observable skill and includes information on the chronological age range. The chart provides space for recording…

This pilot study examined the effects of potential "risk" factors on mother-infant interaction using a short-term longitudinal design. Twenty infants were observed in their homes at 3 and 8 months and maternal ratings of infant temperament were obtained. Mothers of infants born after severe obstetric complications held their babies more…