Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ578051
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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Brain Research and Implications for Early Childhood Education. Research Reviews.
Lindsey, Gail
Childhood Education, v75 n2 p97-100 Win 1998-1999
Discusses findings providing evidence for the significance of early childhood for brain development, highlighting pivotal discoveries that should guide care and education of the young. Includes information on stages of brain wiring, critical periods, and the role of environment in brain development. Makes recommendations for broad policy changes to help parents and practitioners put into practice recent neuroscience findings. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Brain, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews, Nature Nurture Controversy, Neuropsychology, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Education, Public Policy, Teacher Student Relationship, Young Children
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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