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Meyer, Lois – Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training, 2005
Primary schools can play a significant preventative role in addressing drug-related harm in young people's lives. "One and All" is a programme aimed at assisting schools to plan and implement drug prevention in the middle primary years through developing students' social and emotional competence and nurturing their resilience. It is part…
Descriptors: Prevention, Personality Traits, Drug Education, Foreign Countries
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Sluder, Linda C.; And Others – Childhood Education, 1997
Stresses need for early childhood educators to be prepared for prenatal drug exposed children, who may exhibit multiple disabilities in many areas. Suggests that cognitive and behavioral extremes preclude a list of best practices with this population. Recommends small, stable learning environments. Discusses need for educators and care providers…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Delays, Drug Abuse
Schurr, Sandra – Schools in the Middle, 1996
Argues that the middle school philosophy must address physical, psychological, intellectual, social, moral, and ethical needs of young adolescents. Presents 10 different methods of instruction that teachers can utilize to meet students' needs in order to make learning more productive and to balance student-centered and subject-centered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design
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Stearns, Peter N.; Haggerty, Timothy – American Historical Review, 1991
Examines fear as a social construct. Reviews literature and traces changes in the use of fear to control and socialize children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collects evidence from manuals directed to middle-class parents, children's fiction, and popular reading materials, written between 1850-1950. Discusses female images portrayed…
Descriptors: Books, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children
Lippman, Laura; Guzman, Lina; Vandivere, Sharon; Atienza, Astrid; Rivers, Andrew – Child Trends, 2007
In January through April 2007, the Children's Trust sponsored a population-based survey of parents of children ages birth through 17 in Miami-Dade County to provide a baseline of data on child health and well-being, and to discern unmet needs for services in the Trust's primary impact areas and strategic investments. The survey was conducted by…
Descriptors: Child Health, Surveys, Parents, Counties
Killen, Melanie; Smetana, Judith – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
The psychological study of moral development has expanded greatly, both in terms of the diversity of theoretical perspectives that are represented in the field, as well as in the range of topics that have been studied. This "Handbook of Moral Development" represents the diversity and multidisciplinary influences on current theorizing about the…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Socialization, Democracy, Interpersonal Relationship
Caissy, Gail A. – 1994
Early adolescence, the period from 10 to 15 years, is a significant transitional period in human development, marking the crossroads between childhood and young adulthood. This book is designed as a guide for parents, teachers, or anyone else who has contact with and who would like to better understand early adolescent children. The chapters in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
Nicoll, Barbara – 1996
In order to promote critical thinking in young children, particularly children ages 5-8, teachers need to understand skills and dispositions of critical thinkers. This paper discusses these skills, dispositions, and the appropriate classroom climate, within the context of pedagogy, along with learning activities for kindergarten and primary…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution
Schor, Edward L., Ed. – 1995
The middle years of childhood are challenging for both children and their parents, as children master skills and develop behaviors that will strongly influence their later health and well-being. This parenting manual offers up-to-date information and guidelines on key emotional, physical, and behavioral issues that parents of school-age children…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Behavior
Greydanus, Donald E., Ed. – 1991
The second in a three-volume series of childcare books developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Feeling Fine Programs, this reference book addresses medical and parenting concerns related to raising an adolescent. The book provides scientific information and advice on how to promote the physical, emotional, cognitive, and psychological…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Rearing
Koerner, Mari E.; Hulsebosch, Patricia – 1995
This study followed six "culturally aware" elementary school teachers through student teaching and their first two years of teaching to look at how their life experiences as minority people affected their classroom practices. The study was a qualitative inquiry based on reciprocal and interactive relationships. The approach was…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Beginning Teachers, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
Kindergarten marks a new beginning for parent and child, and presents challenges for parents as their child makes the transition from home to school. This handbook provides a description of what parents can expect of their child's Catholic kindergarten program in Alberta, Canada. It describes how young children learn, how learning is assessed, and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Catholic Schools, Child Development, Educational Objectives
Dodge, Diane Trister; Colker, Laura J. – 1992
This teaching guide provides teachers of young children with a philosophy and guidelines for teaching that address children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The guide describes a curriculum that offers teachers guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children, and provides children, including…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization
Sunnyside School District, Tucson, AZ. – 1989
The kindergarten program of Tucson, Arizona's Sunnyside Unified School District aims to provide young children with opportunities to develop strong oral language skills, basic problem-solving abilities, fine and gross motor skills, and feelings of confidence and joy as a learner. In its 10 major sections, this color-coded kindergarten curriculum…
Descriptors: Art Education, Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Hubbell, Ruth – 1983
This review attempts to summarize the major findings concerning the impact of Head Start that have been reported in the literature published since 1970, and to communicate these results to policymakers, researchers, Head Start program staff, and others. The review constitutes an update of "A Review of Head Start Research since 1969 and an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Community Involvement, Developmental Programs
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