The physical, social, emotional, and cognitive gains derived from block building are examined in relation to learning needs of the pre-school child. (CS)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the school policy at Summerhill, known for its radical approach to child rearing. Additionally, the innovator of the Summerhill system is queried about his satisfaction with the school. (RK)

This article discusses Erickson's eight stages of man (each describing an emotional tension between two basic types of elements), how they parallel Piaget's model, how Erikson's work can influence educational practice in general and especially how Erickson's theory of identity should affect teacher-student relationships. (JA)

Analyzes the teaching process, its neglect of emotional considerations, and suggests exercises for developing emotional awareness in the classroom. (RK)

In the few programs in which systematic evaluations have been conducted, quality day care has been found to be associated with intellectual gains, with the acquisition of adaptive social skills, and with healthy physical and emotional development. (Author)

Inquiry focuses on the language by which children describe various altered bodily states in order to communicate them to others. Parts II and III of this study are PS 502 000 and PS 502 002. (Authors/MB)

A number of projects have resulted in possible approaches to psychological education. This article describes some of these activities and reports the author's research to determine their effectiveness with his high school English classes. (Author)

A review of Anxiety and Ego Formation in Infancy" (International Universities Press), by Sylvia Brody and Sidney Axelrod. (RY)

Discusses the role of the caseworker in providing support to children experiencing separation from their families and emphasizes the need to recognize that there are differences between those separation experiences dictated by the needs of children and those dictated by arbitrary or noncasework factors. (AJ)

Studies of the effects of emotional deprivation during infancy and childhood are cited in this article about the nature and meaning of love. (MF)

Highlights four years of experience at a day care center serving 80 children, between three and six years of age, on Manhattan's West Side. Center uses small groups as a modality for improving learning. (Authors/JM)