Considers the work of developmental scholar William Kessen (1925-1999) in light of James Mark Baldwin, one of the founders and principal architects of developmental psychology. Traces Kessen's interest in Baldwin's thought and examines Baldwin's legacy for developmental psychologists. Asserts that Baldwin's theory sought to integrate the role of…

Searches for an understanding of developmental scholar William Kessen, and of what he was trying to teach in his later years. Discusses possible sources of Kessen's dissatisfaction with the field of child development, and whether any of these issues can be resolved in ways that Kessen might not have fully anticipated. Summarizes the main lessons…

Reviews the literature relating to young carers and pays particular attention to the adoption of a caring role, the impact of caring on education, and the location and type of services provided. The findings of a small-scale study carried out in Scotland are presented in order to highlight some of the issues raised in the literature. (Contains 30…

Describes the psychological and emotional effect of the death of a parent on young children and adolescents and how teachers can help students through the grieving process. (PKP)

Studied the impact of major events, relationship stressors, and coping style in interaction with biological changes on depressive outcome in late adolescence for 115 early adolescents and tested 3 developmental models. Discusses the etiology of depression in light of each of these models. (SLD)

Demonstrates how different educational climates (i.e., authoritarian, permissive, and democratic) are rooted in the attitudes of the adult toward the growth process. Analyzes the impact of these climates on a child's development. Concludes that an educational model should reintroduce the authoritarian support essential for children's growth. (DMM)

This article briefly discusses the value of play in children's lives and the types of play in which they engage. Safety standards for play environments are presented, and guidelines are provided for play equipment and play supervision. (IAH)

Discusses the problem of practicum variability in professional nanny education. Offers an example of practicum standardization through learning modules. Describes the development, format, and implementation of the modules at the Community College of Allegheny. Offers suggestions for developing modules for practicum courses. (DMM)

Describes the contents of the November 1989 issue of Early Childhood Development and Care, which concerns early childhood education and care in Australia. (RJC)

In response to a previous paper (EC 212 858) regarding the neurodevelopmental evidence for the basis of dyslexia, this paper offers corroborating evidence of neurological difference in dyslexic persons and stresses the need for more research on brain mechanisms in disorders of reading. (DB)

Discusses the history of the study of motor behavior. Briefly reviews the contents of the November 1989 issue of "Developmental Psychology." (RJC)

Investigated the ability of 56 children of 2-4 years to deceptively lead others into false beliefs. Results show that 2 1/2-year-olds already practice a variety of deceptive strategies that presuppose an operative theory of mind. (RJC)

The article discusses problems inherent in using the developmental model in the implementation of programs for young children with disabilities, and proposes a reconceptualization based upon M. Lewis and M. Starr's salient responses model. The primary components of this model are presented, along with their implications for early intervention…

Six autistic children and seven children with relatively specific language impairment were asked to act out a series of sentences. Both groups made little use of a semantically based probable event strategy but were more likely to use a syntactically based word order strategy, similar to normals matched for receptive language age. (Author/DB)

The unique contributions of deaf adult role models working in early intervention programs with deaf children of hearing parents are discussed. Attention is given to the potential linguistic and sociocultural benefits of early introduction of deaf role models in the development of deaf children. (Author/DB)