Evaluates the impact of a four-year early childhood teacher education program in which preservice teachers were trained to identify and understand the roles of teachers through classroom observation, readings, and discussion. (DE)

Uses such sources as personal visits, interviews, journal articles, and agency reports to describe the history and current status of reform of Chinese kindergartens and the preparation of Chinese kindergarten teachers. (DE)

Examines instructional interaction in kindergarten, third, and fifth grade classrooms chosen for their academic success with Hispanic students. Looks at instructional discourse and language use. Confirms previous findings about the possibility of successful bilingual instruction. (DE)

Reviews recent research on: (1) the causes of childhood stress; (2) ways in which teachers can help; (3) available resources concerning children's stress; and (4) coping techniques of resilient children. (RJC)

Reviews the literature concerning children's humor. Discusses major characteristics of early humor based on the child's level of developmental mastery, and proposes a conceptual model of humorous play. (RJC)

Discusses teenage pregnancy, parenthood, and intervention programs in Canada. Focuses on the issues facing young women from severely disorganized backgrounds whose children are at-risk for developmental delay, emotional disturbance, maltreatment, and neglect. (RJC)

Discusses social competence in young children and its implications for social and academic adjustment later in life. Suggests methods which teachers can use to assess social competence and to help children develop social skills. (RJC)

Discusses issues which concern children born to families in developing countries. Focuses on: (1) population impact on children; (2) family planning; (3) infant feeding; (4) oral rehydration therapy and immunizations; and (5) education. (RJC)

Describes 10 years of curriculum innovation in a primary school, with special emphasis on the process of the innovation. Draws general conclusions which could also apply to secondary and tertiary education. (RJC)

Describes the Preschool Reading Attitude Scale which was designed to examine three- to five-year-old children's attitudes toward reading. Provides suggestions to researchers and teachers on implementation of the scale. (RJC)

Discusses art development in young children. Correlates findings from play research with theories about the development of the creative process in children. Discusses implications for curriculum and teaching methods. (RJC)

Discusses a sibling support group for 7-13-year-old siblings of developmentally delayed children. Describes group sessions and family responses to the program. (RJC)

Examined the relationship between the ability to think divergently and the knowledge of social strategies on the part of 157 fifth and sixth graders. Subjects who obtained high scores on a test designed to measure divergent thinking tended to select relatively indirect, subtle, and mature social strategies. (RJC)

Discusses the topic-based approach for primary classroom curriculum. Focuses on the appropriateness of the approach for the acquisition of language and literary skills by children with learning difficulties. (RJC)

Examines the correlations among measures of social cognition, social competence, and naturalistic social behaviors of 23 kindergartners. Negative or aggressive comments were significantly related to performance on the test of social cognition. Rating scales completed by the teacher emerged as the most accurate gauges of observed social behaviors.…