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Ringsmose, Charlotte – Childhood Education, 2012
In Denmark, the welfare system has evened out the gaps between rich and poor. Schools and child care settings all over the country have an equal level of resources provided by the state, and are financed through taxes. Schools and child care settings in areas with families of lower socioeconomic status (SES) get extra money and resources. All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Adult Education, Illiteracy
Sutterby, John A. – Childhood Education, 2009
Since 1981, the amount of time children spend with each other or alone without adult supervision has declined, especially in the area of outdoor free play. Free time for children has declined 16% between 1981 and 1997. A number of researchers have examined societal changes over the last century, especially from the mid-1970s to today. According to…
Descriptors: Play, Parent Attitudes, Mortality Rate, Parent Role
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
Witzel, Bradley S. – Childhood Education, 2008
President Bush appointed a 19-member National Mathematics Advisory Panel (NMP) in 2006 to create a blueprint for advancing mathematics education in the United States. After reviewing over 16,000 research publications and reports and receiving testimonials from 110 individuals, the panel made its report public in March 2008. The NMP report provides…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Learning Processes, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Crawford, Patricia A.; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth; Hickman, Rosemary – Childhood Education, 2008
Opportunities for professional development can benefit the practice of teaching, the learning of students, and the culture of schooling. Thus, considerable attention has been given to effective professional development programs and many reform agendas have made such initiatives a priority (No Child Left Behind, 2002; National Board for…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities
Sowa, Patience A.; De La Vega, Esperanza – Childhood Education, 2008
Education has been one of the highest priorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since it became a country in 1971 under the leadership of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. In 1962, when oil production started in Abu Dhabi, the country had just 20 schools for less than 4,000 students, most of them boys. The discovery of oil became the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Foreign Workers, Arabs, Graduates
Silva, Cecilia; Weinburgh, Molly; Smith, Kathy Horak; Barreto, Guadalupe; Gabel, Joan – Childhood Education, 2008
An urban school district and a university developed a curriculum emphasizing academic language for its English language learners (ELL) students. The partnership began when the district's elementary ESL coordinator approached three university faculty for support in developing a three-year summer school curriculum emphasizing mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Summer Schools, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Whitehead, Diane P. – Childhood Education, 2008
The word "innovate" can be traced back to the 1400s, where it originated from the Middle French word "innovacyon" meaning "renewal" or "new way of doing things." Typically, innovation is considered an activity of technology, engineering, and other specialized, scientifically based fields that employ approaches and strategies to spark connectivity,…
Descriptors: Innovation, Engineering, Rewards, Educational Improvement
Cohen, Monroe – Childhood Education, 2008
At the 2008 Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, attendees who went to the Retired/Heritage Committee-sponsored Special Session heard author Monroe Cohen offer reminiscences about some people who were important and influential for him, for ACEI, and for the field of…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Teachers, Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education
Slattery, Patrick – Childhood Education, 2008
In this article, the author takes his cue for discussions of academic freedom from Simone de Beauvoir as found in her classic text, "The Ethics of Ambiguity." Like other existentialists, de Beauvoir emphasizes that freedom and responsibility are intimately linked. Academic freedom is an ethical responsibility that compels the author to teach and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Academic Freedom, Altruism, Democracy
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
Frost, Joe L. – Childhood Education, 2007
In this article, the author observes how a combination of interrelated elements are currently changing the face of the civilizing traditions of the U.S. education and forming a new culture of childhood. These include: (1) the standardization of education; (2) the dissolution of traditional spontaneous play; and (3) the growing specter of poverty…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Play
Wheeler, Edyth; Stomfay-Stitz, Aline – Childhood Education, 2007
As the authors began to think about this issue's Peace Education/Conflict Resolution column, they realized that their network has been going for 10 years. Their goal has been to bring together professionals in their field to learn from one another and carry the wisdom of each other into their practice on behalf of a more peaceful world. Hearing…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Peace, Violence, Foreign Countries
Giovacco-Johnson, Tricia – Childhood Education, 2007
For seven years, the author has been the parent of a wonderfully uniquely gifted little boy, who has taught her all about "exceptional" parenting. Her child, Adrian, is a "twice-exceptional" child who is both intellectually gifted and has special needs that negatively impact his development and learning. Initially, the contradictions of parenting…
Descriptors: Parents, Parenting Skills, Parent Child Relationship, Personal Narratives