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Pawlas, George E. – Childhood Education, 1985
Dscribes a school-wide program of improving communication with parents through positive telephone contacts with teachers and the principal; a monthly principal's newsletter; a student reading program; parents' comments on report card envelopes; a school improvement council; parent visits and lunches; Project LOVE (Let Older Volunteers Educate);…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education
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Postman, Neil – Childhood Education, 1985
Describes the historical development of the conception and social manifestation of modern childhood, beginning in the Renaissance and spurred by the invention of the printing press and the need for literacy. Proposes that social pressures and especially the electronic media are leading to the end of childhood as a social institution. (CB)
Descriptors: Children, Institutions, Literacy, Mass Media
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O'Brien, Shirley – Childhood Education, 1985
Describes the activities of three 11- to 13-year-old cousins and one two-year-old during a family vacation. Discusses the youngsters' swings from adult-like behavior to childish rambunctiousness in terms of adult expectations and attitudes. (CB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Parent Attitudes, Preadolescents
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Gelb, Steven A. – Childhood Education, 1987
Examines rarely considered aspects of the planning and implementing of Christmas programming for preschool and elementary school students. Focuses on unintended negative consequences of the Christmas curriculum on children. Argues that current practices are detrimental to both Christian and non-Christian children. (BB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Hidden Curriculum, Negative Practice
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Seefeldt, Carol – Childhood Education, 1987
Maintains that those who design intergenerational programs in school and nonschool settings should (1) protect the prestige of elders and children; (2) limit frustrations by arranging for intimate contacts; (3) plan for functional interaction that has integrity; and (4) ensure that contact is rewarding for elders and children. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Children, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wolfle, Jane – Childhood Education, 1987
A single parent relates personal experiences and feelings regarding the death of her 16-year-old son. She also describes ways in which those who have lost a child can be comforted. (BB)
Descriptors: Children, Death, Grief, Parent Attitudes
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Miller, Helen L. – Childhood Education, 1987
A kindergarten teacher relates her experiences of helping kindergarten children cope with their feelings and actions concerning death in their families. (BB)
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Early Childhood Education, Helping Relationship
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Moyer, Joan; And Others – Childhood Education, 1987
Position paper argues in favor of developmentally appropriate kindergarten programs. Paper examines program goals and content, and provides suggestions about learning environment, curriculum, and staff. Includes statements concerning purpose of kindergarten, importance of play in learning, and need for program support. (PCB)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Holistic Approach, Kindergarten
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Quisenberry, Nancy L. – Childhood Education, 1987
Examines recent criticisms of teacher preparation and considers changes in teacher education over the past 10 years. Provides suggestions concerning future directions for teacher education programs. (PCB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Elementary Education
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Thornton, Stephen J. – Childhood Education, 1987
Argues in favor of history instruction for children to promote citizenship education, the construction of social world, and temporal understanding. (PCB)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Relevance (Education)
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Shapiro, Jon; Doiron, Ray – Childhood Education, 1987
Examines six major preconditions for literacy that are rooted in the home environment and discusses some of the implications of this home literacy environment for schools. (Author/PCB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Experiential Learning, Family Environment
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O'Brien, Shirley – Childhood Education, 1987
Illustrates how one mother and her 10-year-old son worked out a latchkey arrangement for after school. (PCB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Parents, Family Life, Family Problems
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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
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Wortham, Sue C. – Childhood Education, 1987
Maintains that priorities generated by forces which affect children--technology, society, home and family, school, economic resources--need to be assessed. Assessment should focus on how priorities for children are established; the intensity of priorities; how priorities might be appropriately applied; and how priorities can be effectively…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Economic Factors, Educational Environment, Family Influence
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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