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Shute, Mary Chaplin – Childhood Education, 2017
The first six years of the child's life are infinitely the most important, as they are the years in which attitudes are being established, habits formed, and character trends largely fixed. This article examines topics such as race relations and prejudice in kindergarten, the role of kindergarten teachers, soldier play in kindergarten and its…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Kindergarten, Racial Relations
Wisneski, Debora – Childhood Education, 2012
Participating in the Save Our School march was an inspiring event, the reverberating impact from which will be long-lasting. The march, which was endorsed by the Executive Board of Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI), was an effort to call awareness to the struggles that public education faces in the United States. The guiding…
Descriptors: Public Education, Global Approach, Educational Principles, Public Opinion
Fields-Smith, Cheryl; Neuharth-Pritchett, Stacey – Childhood Education, 2009
Families across the United States must routinely make difficult choices about child care arrangements because of the need to resume a job, continue an education or training program, or care for other family members. Leaving children in the care of others for the first time can be difficult (Sayer, Bianchi, & Robinson, 2004; Van Horn, Ramey,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Role, Parent Role, Employed Women
Lacina, Jan – Childhood Education, 2009
Across the United States, many school districts are investing large sums of money to install interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in classrooms. For example, the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) aims to become a "digital district" by installing IWBs into 5,000 classrooms over the next two years. This particular implementation of…
Descriptors: Electronic Classrooms, Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Influence of Technology
Szecsi, Tunde – Childhood Education, 2007
During the past six months the author was fortunate to travel to Hungary three times. Although all three trips had different purposes, they had one thing in common: professional conversations between colleagues from Hungary and the United States. In this article, the author would like to provide a short overview of these visits, which resulted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Programs, Learning Experience
Brown, Christopher P. – Childhood Education, 2006
In this article, the author demonstrates how the current emphasis on viewing early childhood education (ECE) as an investment keeps ECE at the margins of U.S. political debates as well as in other discussions around the world. Historically, the field of ECE in the United States has struggled, and continues to struggle, for political positioning.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education, Politics of Education
Tolbert, Linda; Theobald, Paul – Childhood Education, 2006
In the spring of 2005, the Bush administration announced that guidelines for following the mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) had been made less restrictive. More of this "loosening" will follow, albeit quietly, lest the public discover the delusional qualities that went into the original version of the bill. Nevertheless, NCLB has…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Urban Education, Public Education, Early Childhood Education
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Burnett, Jeanie – Childhood Education, 2005
Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005. The author discusses the efforts she and other Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) colleagues made for the welfare of children who suffered from the storm. After her initial search for family, friends, and professional colleagues, she began trying…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Web Sites, Elementary Secondary Education, Natural Disasters
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Cryan, John R. – Childhood Education, 1987
Presents an Association for Childhood Education International statement on the use of corporal punishment in child care, schools, and other educational settings. Statement presents evidence in support of the association's position that such practices must be banned. Suggestions are made regarding the resolution of this problem. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Corporal Punishment, Day Care, Discipline
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Short, Verl M.; Burger, Mary Louise – Childhood Education, 1987
Describes the English infant-primary school system in terms of its history, its current program and curriculum design, and the cultural differences inherent in England that make its educational system unique. (BB)
Descriptors: British Infant Schools, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Educational History
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Chafel, Judith A. – Childhood Education, 1984
Summarizes five articles in this special issue focusing on the report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education entitled "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform." Also discusses briefly the reforms mentioned in several recent reports on the quality of schooling in America. (CB)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Goldberg, Milton – Childhood Education, 1984
Describes the history, recommendations, and impact of "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Discusses broad recommendations regarding the curriculum; standards and expectations for students; time devoted to learning; the status of the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Burgess, Charles – Childhood Education, 1984
Discusses the 1983 "A Nation at Risk" report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education in terms of the history of schooling in the U.S. from the late 1890s to the present. Questions the materialistic emphasis of the commission's definitions of the purposes of education and of the "national interest." (CB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Preston, Richard A.; Salinger, Marion – Childhood Education, 1984
Suggests that the Association for Childhood Education International Study Conference will provide American teachers with ideas for promoting global understanding through an awareness of differences between the United States and Canada. Some of these differences include regionalism in Canada, constitutional variation, and multiculturalism. (BJD)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Conferences, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Ellis, P. David – Childhood Education, 1984
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries
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