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Gagnon, Laurie – Childhood Education, 2023
The traditional education system is designed around time rather than learning, with a one-size-fits-all curriculum and students moving on after a set amount of time regardless of what or how much they have learned. Educators must rethink how time plays a role in education and instead put attention on student mastery, ensuring each student gets the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary School Students, Young Children, Educational Change
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van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina M. – Childhood Education, 2007
Inclusive education in the Dutch education system has achieved new meaning in the last decade or so. Until 1998, the Netherlands recognized 19 types of special education. Then, two Educational Acts were passed, in 1998 and 2003, that decreased the types of special education by including measures to enhance inclusion of students with special…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Educational Needs, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
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Herdoiza-Estevez, Magdalena – Childhood Education, 2002
Explores the meaning of going to school in Guajiquiro, a deprived rural area in Honduras. Detailed descriptions of daily experiences at an elementary and a middle school spell out the range of investments needed to improve and sustain educational opportunities for Honduran children. Highlights the importance of shared ownership and community-based…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Educational Development
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Hranitz, John R.; Eddowes, E. Anne – Childhood Education, 1990
Discusses major causes of home and school violence, and ways federal and state legislation, communities, and schools can work to reduce such violence. (BB)
Descriptors: Community Role, Divorce, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fetter, M. Patricia – Childhood Education, 1989
Maintains that teachers have a responsibility to educate themselves and their students about the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) virus and the use of various publications and in-service teacher training programs as means of preventing the spread of AIDS. (BB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Educational Principles
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Hadaway, Nancy L. – Childhood Education, 1992
The results of a letter exchange project involving bilingual and English-as-a-Second Language students in grades one through nine are reported. Classroom activities that can be generated from letter writing are described. These activities relate to language arts, social studies, math, science, art, music, cooking, and dramatics. (LB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Todd, Sally M.; Shinzato, Satoshi – Childhood Education, 1999
Presents the autonomous-learner model developed by George Betts and the Renzulli model as possible ways to facilitate creative thinking and personal development in Japanese students, whose culture typically emphasizes memorization. Concludes that developing the mindset to critically question learning will increase students' learning abilities and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 2000
Summarizes documents and journal articles from the ERIC database discussing topics related to parent-teacher conferences at the elementary and middle levels, including alternative activities such as student-led conferences. (Author)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cooperation, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers