Describes a staff evaluation program based on Gordon's (1977) model. Presents a system of monthly individual conferences where child care staff discuss their productive work areas, what they or their supervisors perceive to be problems, and ideas for improvement. Many suggestions are given for planning and conducting conferences. (CB)

Describes an exchange program between a cooperative nursery school and a nursing home in which children were paired with nursing home residents. Discusses selecting and preparing child and adult participants, planning and supervising group and class activities, and teaching children about death and illness. (CB)

Reports membership and organizational changes in the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) over the past two years. Also describes the development of a project to accredit day care centers, an information services department, and recommendations by NAEYC on many early childhood issues. (CB)

By being exposed to others with different backgrounds, children can develop open, flexible personalities that will allow them to cope with change and to assimilate changes into a satisfying personal lifestyle. (CB)

Describes some of the precautions that should be used regularly by day care staff in order to prevent illnesses in group care programs for infants and toddlers. (MP)

Offers three lines of evidence associated with the need to better educate the public about the child care profession, suggesting ways for achieving this objective. (MP)

Urges the members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children to work together toward achieving more social and economic support for child care programs and workers. (MP)

Discusses the results of the 1982 elections to the United States Congress and implications for the future of family and children's services and programs. (MP)

Argues that parents must stop using the television set to care for children and then blaming television for their failure as parents. (MP)

Argues that the 1960s form the largest common background of experience people share as members of the "children's cause," additionally suggesting that since this background forms our sense of the present an understanding of the period is important. (MP)

Discusses stages very young children pass through as they learn to tell stories, including related activities such as picture telling and personal narrations. Also suggests how adults can recognize children's stories, and the role adults can play in facilitating children's story telling. Educational implications are indicated. (RH)

Describes educational practices in Japan based on data gathered during visits to 14 nurseries (comparable to United States daycare centers), supplementary visits to residential infant and preschool shelters, elementary schools, an after-school center, and teacher training colleges. Focuses on socialization practices and related cultural values and…

Reviews evidence on work habits believed to affect learning. Special attention is given to the role of the preschool teacher in helping children develop more positive habits. Work habits pertain here to situations requiring concentrated effort such as when children are working on a cognitive task or an art project.(RH)

Discusses implications of the possibility that the state of New York will recommend that compulsory education for children begin at age four and that one year be taken off the top year of high school. Ways early childhood professionals might respond to the issue are indicated. (RH)

Reviews effects of television on various aspects of children's behavior, including learning through passive viewing, lowered attention span, school achievement and reading, aggression, sex role stereotyping, and prosocial behaviors. Concluding sections focus on effects of television on family life and point out ways parents and teachers can better…