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50 Years of ERIC
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Objective Truths and the Leading of Children: A Response to Rheta DeVries, Betty Zan, and Carolyn Hildebrandt.
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Goodman, Joan F. – Early Education and Development, 2002
Presents points of agreement with DeVries, Zan, and Hildebrandt: overall educational philosophy, the developmental path from egocentrism to reciprocity, and educational approaches when fundamental ethical principles are at stake. Examines the substantial differences in perspectives regarding the substance of morality, the process of teaching…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Moral Development
Moral Education in Early Childhood: The Limits of Constructivism.
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Goodman, Joan F. – Early Education and Development, 2000
Notes that progressive theory of character development, based on moral values as variable and dependent on social context, dominates field of early childhood education. Suggests that this constructivist approach may require more of children than they can provide. States that both progressive and traditional theories have their place; presents…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria, Moral Development
Learning in Early Intervention Programs: The Generalization and Maintenance of IEP Objectives.
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Liebman, Jeanne Lynn; Goodman, Joan F. – Early Education and Development, 1995
Investigated the maintenance and generalization of Individual Education Program (IEP) objectives. Comparison groups and 25 children with mental retardation from early intervention programs completed previously achieved and closely related tasks pertaining to color, shape, number, and size. Found variability in maintenance and generalization for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Objectives
Curriculum Issues in Early Intervention Preschool Programs.
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Goodman, Joan F. – Early Education and Development, 1993
Discusses the provisions and impact of Public Law 99-457, an educational entitlement for preschoolers with disabilities. Compares the law to other early childhood programs, especially in terms of its incorporation of an unusual expectation of accelerated progress. (AC)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Legislation, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness
Repetition in Early Intervention Programs.
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Goodman, Joan F.; Lloyds, Winifred – Early Education and Development, 1993
Describes a study of the extent to which children in early intervention programs are experiencing a reiteration of Individual Educational Program (IEP) objectives from one year to the next and whether this repetition results from establishing initial objectives too difficult for the children. Finds a significant amount of repetition and objectives…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention, Grade Repetition
An Analysis of the Core Cognitive Curriculum in Early Intervention Programs.
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Goodman, Joan F.; Pollak, Elizabeth – Early Education and Development, 1993
Investigates the existence of an identifiable core cognitive curriculum operative in early intervention programs as revealed in the developmental inventories used to assess students and in Individual Educational Program (IEP) objectives. Discusses the substance and suitability of this curriculum for developmentally disabled preschoolers. Questions…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention
Learning Language in Early Intervention Programs.
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Goodman, Joan F.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1993
Explores the relative emphasis given to directive and nondirective approaches to language instruction in early intervention programs by examining language objectives on Individual Educational Programs (IEPs) in 20 programs. Analyzes the directive/nondirective nature of language items on eight developmental inventories used to assess children's…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Early Intervention, Individualized Education Programs, Language Acquisition