Author: UNICEF.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basic needs
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Strategies for Children in the 1990s
Author: UNICEF.Strategy for Children in the 1990s
Author: UNICEF.Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309324882
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Development Goals and Strategies for Children in the 1990s
Author: UNICEF.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Children's Strategies
Author: David F. BjorklundPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134744455
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
One of the issues central to both classic and contemporary theories of cognitive development is children's goal-directed behavior, which is typically investigated in terms of strategies. This book brings together in one volume the latest research and theory regarding the development of children's strategies for a variety of cognitive tasks. Opening with a history of strategy development research and concluding with a chapter that integrates the diversity of ideas expressed by the contributors, Children's Strategies offers intervening chapters that examine strategy development for attention, analogical reasoning, mathematics, memory, reading, and problem solving in infancy. Although there is much common ground shared by the various contributors to this volume, there is no consensus concerning what exactly a strategy is. This mixture of consensus and disagreement reflects both the explosion of research in this area since the late 1960's and the complexity of the issues involved. It also reflects the fact that this is a topic that is very much alive in cognitive circles, one that will continue to stimulate research for years to come. The papers in this volume describe current research and theory concerning the development of children's strategies for handling a variety of cognitive tasks. After providing a historical view of the concept of strategies in cognitive development, the book highlights many of the issues of concern to contemporary developmental psychologists interested in strategies. The issues discussed include problem solving in infancy, memory, selective attention, mathematics, analogical reasoning, and reading.
Generating Innovative Strategies for Healthy Infants and Children
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and FamiliesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In this report of a hearing on infants' and children's health, two factsheets present information on the lack of recent progress in reducing infant mortality rates; the accessibility of prenatal care; low birthweight; nutrition; inadequate child health care; health risks for low-income children; the lack of adequate health insurance; the health care provider shortage; inflexibilities of the medical system; the limits of technology in addressing the issue of infant mortality; the relationship of maternal behaviors and characteristics, such as drug use and marital status, to infant mortality; and the need for services that remove unnecessary bureaucracy from the health care system. Statements were made by nine representatives and by Senator Bill Bradley. Statements or other materials were presented by six other individuals representing organizations or government agencies. Topics included those covered in the factsheets and one-stop shopping for health care services, an outbreak of measles, and Bush administration initiatives to address the problem of providing child health care. (BC)
Policy for children and adolescents
Author: Norway. Ministry for Children and Family Affairs, OsloPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Soviet Imperatives for the 1990's: A NATO strategy for the 1990's
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on European AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soviet Union
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Cognitive Strategy Instruction that Really Improves Children's Academic Performance
Author: Michael PressleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Presenst strategies to improve competence in the academic skill and content areas, such as decoding, spelling, writing, science and mathematics. For elementary and middle schools.
Author: UNICEF.