Traces the changing views on the role and status of male early childhood education teachers in the forties and fifties (male prohibition), the sixties and early seventies (the macho image), and the late seventies and early eighties (the age of androgyny).

Reviews research on the effects of Montessori schooling on children. Results are presented in six sections: (1) general verbal intelligence; (2) perceptual, motor, and performance IQ development; (3) academic achievement and school readiness; (4) attention, concentration, resistance to distraction, and impulsiveness; (5) Piagetian conceptual…

Describes how one day care program for children and infants from low-income families developed, implemented, and evaluated a curriculum approach to facilitate children's social development and to deal with the problem of aggressive peer interactions. (RH)

Reports results of a pilot study of the current occupational status and self-perceptions of early childhood personnel, both in licensed child care facilities and in selected National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) affiliate groups. Recommends terminology for a commonly accepted professional nomenclature and for task…

Provides an overview of Kohlberg's five stages of moral reasoning and Damon's levels of positive justice. Argues that a conditioning approach to moral development is inadequate, suggesting teaching methods for facilitating moral development based on helping children understand principles and reasons. (RH)

Indicates the prevalence and effects of middle ear effusion (fluid in the middle ear space) in young children and points out the importance of early screening and diagnosis. (RH)

Asserts that the threat of the destruction of civilization on this planet posed by nuclear war is a political and moral issue demanding that adults use all their intelligence and resources to convince world leaders of the folly of continuing the nuclear weapons race. (RH)

Reports and discusses results of longitudinal and follow-up studies of the outcomes of an early training project for low-income Black children; findings indicate different program effects for Black males and Black females. (RH)

Encourages the incorporation of nutrition education in the preschool by offering a conceptual framework, increasing awareness of current classroom practices, and providing suggestions for nutrition activities within major curriculum areas. (MP)

Highlights Piaget's stages of development and discusses their implications for better parenting. (MP)

Outlines a series of six imperatives designed to provide educators and other child advocates with a backdrop against which they may implement strategies for serving handicapped young children. (MP)

Outlines and discusses some of the major trends affecting schools and society which are likely to alter the educational aims in the 1980s. (MP)

Research is reviewed which is related to everyday language experiences of children. Particular emphasis is given to the ways caregivers and teachers can use these research findings to help children understand and use language effectively in a variety of situations, especially those involving learning. (MP)

Discusses four basic objectives of a quality program for 2-year-old children. Argues that the real world of teaching toddlers centers on the socialization of the children in a safe environment stimulating to cognitive development. Teachers should prepare the physical environment and provide social learning, physical development, and cognitive…

Examines observational skills for use in working with children and suggests ways students or practicing teachers can develop those skills. Specific techniques discussed are the running record or specimen description, checklists employing operational definitions, time sampling, event sampling or anecdotal records, and the informal interview. (RH)