Defines the trend of using educational media in early childhood education in Japan, discussing the popularization of new media and considerations needed. Describes the ways in which television and computers are utilized and the status quo of each kind of technology. Concludes that communication abilities and self-expression are promoted more…

Claims that creativity can be nurtured in young children using the appropriate creative environment, such as schools with creative programs, continuous enrichment of the environment, and creative teachers and creative ways of teaching. Concludes that the most powerful possibility of nurturing creativity in an individual lies in interaction with…

Claims that Miller's book is admirably clear and comprehensive on current thinking in early literacy, noting Miller's refutation of the concept of reading readiness. Suggests the book would be particularly useful for students in initial teacher training courses, not just those intending to work with young children. Questions preoccupation with…

This monograph provides a comprehensive description of the multiple, diverse, and complex systems of child care in Switzerland today. The following topics are discussed: prevailing conceptions of the child-rearing process, the relationship between family and society, socialization, training of personnel, information dissemination, mass media and…

This monograph is a comprehensive, and analytic account of the ways in which family and nation share responsibility for the care of infants and young children. Included is descriptive information about day care facilities, parent education, social services and group care programs, teacher training, research projects, and other facets of early…

Describes a graphic analysis of the disorganized sucking patterns in premature infants, and points out the psychoprophylactic importance of individually appropriate feeding procedures which should be used in the care of premature infants. (Author/CS)

Presents some practical suggestions on how teachers, students, and child-care workers can help infants cope with changes that may occur with adoption and foster care at various early ages. (Author/CS)

Summarizes human and animal studies of the feedback system of in infant-mother-infant interactions. It is shown that mutual modifications of behaviors can be depicted as a system of continuous feedback in which both mother and infant contribute to developmental success or failure. (Author/CS)

Presents a comparison of Teplovian notions of temperament to Western conceptualizations of temperament concluding that if Russian investigators continue to alter their models to fit their empirical results, they will generate productive research which may lead to practical applications more rapidly than the Western style of research. (CS)

Teplov's far-reaching ideas on the physiological mechanisms of human individual-psychological differences are presented; in particular, his use of "involuntary" experimental methods to study nervous-system types and the "combinability" of nervous-system characteristics. (CS)

This monograph focuses on aspects of early child care in India. Conceptions of child care and child rearing, socialization processes, types of child care programs available, and research relating to the young child are among the major topics of discussion. (CM)

Examines how much progress has been made in England and Wales towards meeting the needs of disadvantaged preschool children and to what extent the policies adopted so far may be considered to amount to a comprehensive strategy. (Author/MP)

Examines the concept of "risk" in relation to its use in service delivery to children and their families and considers the various problems, theoretical and practical, attendant upon the use of such a concept. (MP)

Argues that, in spite of recent legislative developments for the families of handicapped children in many parts of the United Kingdom, there is still lack of cohesive and comprehensive support from service delivery agencies. (Author/MP)