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Peer reviewed
Greer, Mescal E. – Childhood Education, 1985
Four cases of Native American children are used to illustrate the importance of considering emotional needs. Only when these needs are satisfied can the children achieve academically. A plea is made to practitioners to return to the inner dimensions of thinking and feeling. (CB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, American Indians, Case Studies
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Wasserman, Selma – Childhood Education, 1987
Maintains that teachers play an important role in building a child's self-respect, and that with self-respect, children are empowered. (Author/PCB)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Elementary Education, Empowerment
Peer reviewed
Kohl, Herbert – Childhood Education, 1987
Presents one teacher's perspectives on the priorities that are important for children in an educational environment. (BB)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Responsibility
Peer reviewed
Applegate, Mauree – Childhood Education, 1988
Considers how educational practices may be disintegrating children's development of a sense of a self that strives toward integrity and wholeness. Focuses on the current overemphasis on homogeneous grouping and IQ tests, the dullness of modern textbooks, and the lack of encouragement of critical thinking skills. (SKC)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Homogeneous Grouping
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Eiserman, William D.; Shisler, Lenore – Childhood Education, 1987
Maintains that before teachers or administrators become involved in classroom research they should carefully assess the conceptual soundness, feasibility, and ethics of any proposed study. Also considered should be ways to facilitate research and the potential rewards of research involvement. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Early Childhood Education, Educational Benefits, Educational Research
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Magistrale, Anthony – Childhood Education, 1984
Explicates core aspects of two censored narratives: the movie "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" and the novel "Huckleberry Finn." Points out similarities between the two works and raises the issue of the estrangement of youth from adult society. (RH)
Descriptors: Censorship, Cultural Images, Films, Literary Criticism
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Stockard, Connie Hall – Childhood Education, 1984
A poet's narrative describes the role of educators in turning an enthusiastic kindergarten student into an alienated elementary school student. (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, School Role, Student Alienation
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Fowlkes, Mary Anne – Childhood Education, 1984
Describes the life and education of Patty Smith Hill and points out her innovative contributions to the theory and practice of early childhood education. (RH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Innovation, Preschool Teachers
Peer reviewed
Lewis, Richard – Childhood Education, 1984
One of a series of statements focusing on children's basic rights, this brief essay asserts that all children need an environment where the act of imagining and its expression are respected and given visible outlets. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Imagination
Peer reviewed
Spencer, Mima; Baskin, Linda – Childhood Education, 1983
This article addresses questions associated with computers: Are they advantageous in the classroom? Do they help children learn? How can teachers learn more about them? Suggests guidelines for teachers learning about computers, listing books and ERIC documents for further investigation. (MP)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Peterson, Karen L.; Roscoe, Bruce – Childhood Education, 1983
Discusses enhancing the development and improving the quality of life of neglected children through acquiring a special understanding and style of interacting with them and by using activities designed specifically to meet their developmental needs. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Early Childhood Education, Learning Activities, Student Teacher Relationship
Peer reviewed
Fordyce, W. Kyle – Childhood Education, 1982
Discusses what teachers can do when they discover that they dislike a child. Regardless of teachers' personal likes or dislikes, classroom rules must be maintained for all students. To provide a just learning environment, teachers must examine their nonverbal cues, the quality of their verbal interactions, and the congruity between the two.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Coping, Elementary Education, Emotional Response
Peer reviewed
Suchara, Helen T. – Childhood Education, 1982
Presents guidelines for school district personnel, school principals, and teachers who want to build and sustain an alliance with the parents of children in their schools. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Noninstructional Responsibility
Peer reviewed
Warner, Laverne – Childhood Education, 1982
Suggests music activities for preschool and kindergarten classes that are especially suited for the nonmusical teacher. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten Children, Music Activities, Teacher Role
Peer reviewed
Cataldo, Christine Z. – Childhood Education, 1982
Discusses strategies used in conducting an educational program for infants and toddlers. Purposes of infant and toddler education and differences in infant versus preschool programing are discussed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Infants