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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Moore, Shirley G. – Young Children, 1978
Provides an overview of research on the effects of maternal employment on child behavior and development. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Employed Parents, Employment
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Hodges, Walter L.; Sheehan, Robert – Young Children, 1978
Provides a historical review of ten years of Project Follow Through. Discussed are the origin of Follow Through, quantitative and cross-model evaluations, and future concerns. (CM)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, History, Intervention, Primary Education
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Marchand, Antoinette – Young Children, 1978
Presents an annotated bibliography on child development and early childhood education for beginners in the field and parents of young children. (CM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
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Julius, Arline Kahn – Young Children, 1978
Presents a rationale as well as practical ideas for using movement education as a basis for fostering self-confidence and integrating other learning activities in young children. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Egocentrism
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Keliher, Alice V. – Young Children, 1978
This reprint of an article originally published in 1933 draws on research in the biological and social sciences to advocate a reexamination and reformulation of the fundamental values which form the bases of progressive education. (CM)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Interdisciplinary Approach, Progressive Education
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White, Sheldon H.; Siegel, Alexander W. – Young Children, 1976
Authors explore some newly developed concepts about learning and discuss the influence of these concepts on current investigations of cognitive development in children. (HS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Learning
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Smith, Charles A.; Davis, Duane E. – Young Children, 1976
Authors discuss crazymaking; distorted feedback in communications children have with others. Examples and results of distorted communication are discussed in addition to ways in which these distortions inhibit a child's construction of reality and ways to prevent distorted feedback. (HS)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Feedback
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Catron, Carol – Young Children, 1976
Author discusses her first-year experiences as a kindergarten teacher in a public school and compares it to her subsequent job in a cooperative nursery school. (HS)
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Hewes, Dorothy – Young Children, 1976
This report from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Organizational History and Archives Committee focuses on the growth of NAEYC and on its commitments and achievements over the past 50 years. (HS)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Early Childhood Education, History, National Organizations
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Granger, Robert C. – Young Children, 1976
Many early childhood programs have as a goal the development of standard English speech for non-standard English speaking children. This paper analyzes the assumptions underlying this goal and finds such assumptions lacking in empirical support. (Author/HS)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Early Childhood Education, English Instruction, Language Acquisition
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Eliot, John; Fralley, Jacqueline S. – Young Children, 1976
The fact that males outperform females on specific spatial tests is not generally disputed, but the explanations for these differences are controversial. This paper highlights unresolved issues, such as definitions of space and measurement of abilities, and illustrates problems of interpretation of research regarding sex differences. (Author/HS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Intelligence Differences, Literature Reviews
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Edelman, Marian Wright – Young Children, 1978
Presents ideas for establishing the needs of children and families as an important concern of the present administration in Washington. (BD)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Federal Legislation, Government Role
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Lorber, Mae – Young Children, 1978
A short discussion of early childhood program licensing and regulation. Suggests that child care workers and licensing officials should work together to ensure quality programs. (BD)
Descriptors: Certification, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Program Evaluation
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Jones, Elizabeth – Young Children, 1978
A discussion of teacher education programs. Discusses various dimensions of college teaching and alternatives to the traditional lecture approach. (BD)
Descriptors: College Students, Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
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Cohen, Donald J.; Zigler, Edward – Young Children, 1978
A discussion of the need to develop explicit, enforceable, and economically realistic federal day care standards. (BD)
Descriptors: Certification, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation
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