Childhood Education articles from September 2003

Childhood Education archives from September 2003

Introduction to teaching for democracy throughout the world.
September 15, 2003... As the co-editors of the 2003 International Focus Issue, we wanted to begin this issue by telling you, the reader, the background story to its development. In 2001, ACEI's Publications Committee determined that "education for democracy...

Teaching across cultures in an international seminar.(Step by Step Higher Education Initiative)
September 15, 2003... Interactive teaching and learning is transforming pedagogy in countries around the world. Traditional perspectives of "teacher" and "learner" have been challenged, and new approaches to adult education are emerging in a culture of democracy....

Beyond translation experiences of a Montenegrin interpreter.(Step by Step Higher Education Initiative conference)
September 15, 2003... There are many countries in the world I've only just heard about, and many will probably remain unknown to me for the rest of my life. It is not countries of the mind that I am speaking about, or of dreams, but real countries, with national...

The legacy of the Soviet education system and attempts to introduce new methodologies of teaching in Georgia.
September 15, 2003... What were the obstacles to changing the teaching process so that it would be more democratic and based on a new understanding of how students learn? How effective were new programs based on learner-centered methodology, offered as alternatives...

Innovations in the education system of countries in transition.
September 15, 2003... Many of the countries of central, eastern, and southeastern Europe have begun the transition to democracy in the last decade, which requires extensive reform of state systems, including education. Some of these countries, such as the Czech...

Education reform in Slovenia and Ukraine.(Step by Step program)(Interview)
September 15, 2003... Following the break-up of the Soviet bloc, the newly independent countries faced enormous challenges. Reforming education practices was identified as crucial to moving from a socialist society to a more open one. The Step by Step program, an...

Early childhood development in Kenya: empowering young mothers, mobilizing a community.(Mwana Mwende Child Development Project)
September 15, 2003... This article explores recent early childhood and community development work in rural Kenyan communities. We begin with a brief history and contemporary overview of early childhood care and education in Kenya, and then use examples from the...

Young children's views of Australia and Australians.(research study of Australian children and their sense of national identity)(aims of cititizenship and civics education)
September 15, 2003... Civics and citizenship education in Australia encompass many aspects. These range from knowledge about political structures, democratic processes, and legal obligations and status, to a broader sense of social awareness and consciousness,...

Creating caring and democratic communities in our classrooms and schools.(educators' role is to nuture and develop traits of citizenship and commitment to the democratic values in their students)
September 15, 2003... The habits a society wants adults to hold are established most readily when a child is discovering and establishing "self" in the world beyond family life, particularly between five and twelve. (James Comer, 1997, p. 222) For years, the...

Teacher education for a democratic society.(Issues in Education)(priority on education for democracy and application of John Dewey's theories)(Column)
September 15, 2003... Although we often hear that everything has changed since the September 11th terrorist attacks, I beg to differ. In terms of how the United States views the purpose(s) of education, at least, nothing has really changed. We have a long history of...

Parents' and child care professionals' toilet training attitudes and practices: a comparative analysis.(Research Info Practice)(summary of research study)(Brief Article)(Author Abstract)
September 15, 2003... --Ritblatt, Obegi, Hammons, Ganger, & Ganger This study compared how parents and child care professionals perceive the toilet training process, and determined from what sources the two groups seek information about toileting when...

Preschool to kindergarten transition activities: involvement and satisfaction of families and teachers.(Research Info Practice)(National Center for Early Learning and Development's Kindergarten Transition Project)(Author Abstract)
September 15, 2003... --La Paro, Kraft-Sayre, & Pianta This study illustrates the transition activities that families and teachers use in the National Center for Early Learning and Development's Kindergarten Transition Project. More than 100 high-risk children...

Korean parents' identification of emotional and behavioral problems in kindergarten-age children.(Research Info Practice)(rationalistic study)
September 15, 2003... --Kwon This rationalistic study investigates Koreanparents' identification of emotional and behavioral problems in 4-to 5-year-old children. Data were collected in six private kindergartens located in the areas of Seoul and Ilsan. Parents...

Motivation, stress, self-control ability, and self-control behavior of preschool children in China.(Research Info Practice)(Brief Article)(Author Abstract)
September 15, 2003... --Wang, Karns, & Meredith The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among motivation, stress, and self-control behavior in a sample of 216 Chinese children. The relations between factors such as age, gender, and children's...

When good intentions are not enough: a response to increasing diversity in an early childhood setting.(Research Info Practice)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... --Falconer & Byrnes The purpose of this case study is to explore and describe the process of adaptation by Euro-American faculty and staff to increased numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students in a K-2 school. Past...

Not the United Colors of Benetton: language, culture, and peers.(Research Info Practice)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... --Lee & Walsh This naturalistic study explores children's social processes in a multicultural and multilingual setting. Little research has examined the influence of cultural and linguistic diversity on young children's social processes....

Sharing time goes awry ... or does it?(Research Info Practice)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... --Murphy This study documents a sharing-time episode in which routines and structures are abandoned in favor of a more fluid, natural conversation. Traditionally, sharing time, a classroom event that allows individual children, in turn, to...

Are students throwing away nutrition?(Research Info Practice)(waste in School Breakfast Program)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... --Antoine, Donald, & Cox The authors sought to determine whether children in a rural Missouri elementary school were eating the complete School Breakfast Program (SBP) meal. The SBP began in 1966 to provide breakfast for children in poor...

The effects of Peers' Beliefs on 8th-grade students' identification with school.(Research Info Practice)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... --Radziwon This study investigates two antecedents of students' identification with school: academic achievement and perceived peer beliefs about school, as mediated by race and gender. Participants include 3,346 eighth-grade students (74...

Mentoring early childhood professionals.(Research Info Practice)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2003... --Pavia, Nissen, Hawkins, Monroe, & Filimon-Demyen This study examines the mentor-protege relationship through the voices of 12 participants across a nine-month period of a special project. Although past research documents the personal and...

Let the fun begin! Dynamic social studies for the elementary school classroom.
September 22, 2003... Mrs. Holzwarth's 4th-graders in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, were about to wind up a thematic unit on their state when Naisha brought in a newspaper story about the state of Maryland having recently adopted the monarch butterfly as the state...

Picture books and the art of collage.
September 22, 2003... Close your eyes and imagine you are listening to someone reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1969). In your mind you see the little egg that lies on the leaf and the vibrant blue-green circles that form the caterpillar. As the...

The shift from a traditional to a digital classroom: Hong Kong kindergartens: the 2003 Annual Theme issue of Childhood Education focused on educational technology. Guest Editors Sudha Swaminathan and Nicola Yelland located too many excellent articles on that important topic to include in one issue. Therefore, we are revisiting the topic here.
September 22, 2003... Parents and early childhood educators in Hong Kong have been enthusiastically supportive of including computer activities in programs for young children. However, the benefits of using computers as a tool for learning may be eroded by a number...

Multicultural literacy starts at home: supporting parental involvement in multicultural education.
September 22, 2003... "I just don't know of any books from other cultures that are good to read to my children. I guess I would also have to know where to get books that are good to read." --A white parent of a 5-year-old "My youngest could not understand...

Haiku: teaching the art of brevity in writing.(teaching haiku to elementary students)
September 22, 2003... before the sled moves the little girls already squealing Ruth Yarrow the circus tent all folded up: October mist... Eric Amann light snow the students study in silence Tom Clausen (The Haiku Anthology, Heuvel, 1999) ...

Three steps forward: adopt a teacher.(President's Message)(Association for Childhood Education International's Adopt a Teacher Program)(Column)
September 22, 2003... Dear ACEI Friends, Since becoming President of ACEI, I have had many opportunities to talk connect, and reflect with many teachers worldwide in person, by telephone, or via E-mail. These preservice, novice, experienced, and seasoned...

War and peace.(From the Executive Director)(Association for Childhood Education International)(children and war)(Column)
September 22, 2003... Thirty years ago, in response to the Vietnam War and the ever-increasing concerns about nuclear threat during the Cold War, ACEI published Children and War, a position paper written for the Association by Norma R. Law, Director of the Child...

Committee goals for the future.(Vice President's Vista)(Association for Childhood Education International)
September 22, 2003... Greetings to all from South Carolina on a hot and humid summer day. Since I was installed as Vice President Representing Intermediate. Middle Childhood for ACEI at the annual conference in Phoenix, things have been quite exciting. I hope to...

Outstanding Member Service Award.(ACEI Awards)(Association for Childhood Education International)
September 22, 2003... Each year at the ACEI Annual International Conference and Exhibition, the Association strives to honor those dedicated members who make ACEI a special organization. At the 2003 Conference in Phoenix, Arizonia, five members--Eugenia Hepworth...

Mary Louise Burger receives Patty Smith Hill Award.(ACEI Awards)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Mary Louise Burger has been awarded the highest honor ACEI confers on a professional educator within the membership the Patty Smith Hill Award. Burger was presented with the award in April at the ACEI Annual International Conference &...

Frank DeLima receives 2003 Friends of Children Award.(ACEI Awards)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... ACEI has named Frank DeLima the recipient of the 2003 ACEI Friends of Children Award. DeLima was unable to attend the April presentation ceremony at the Annual International Conference in Phoenix, Arizonia, but sent a statement to be read at...

Children as peacemakers.(Peace Education Network)
September 22, 2003... As warfare spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education projects. The children,...

Setting new priorities.(Perspectives From the UN)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Based on the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the World Fit for Children, the outcome document of the General Assembly's Special Session on Children (2002), UNICEF has outlined five new priorities for 2002-2005:...

Northeastern State University at Broken Arrow Student Branch.(Branches in Action)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Eager to create their own identity, the Northeastern State University at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Student Branch became the first recognized student organization on the new campus. Reflecting back on their accomplishments the students see that...

2003 Branch Excellence Award recipients.(Memberandum)
September 22, 2003... The ACEI Branch Excellence Award is presented to Branches that meet the following criteria: 1) Annual Branch report submitted to ACEI by June 15 2) Officers' Roster submitted by June 15 3) Branch Financial Report and June 30th Bank...

Implementing developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom.(Branches in Action)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... As educators and future educators, we all recognize how important it is for each of us to meet the unique needs of all our students. Many different developmental needs, learning needs, etc., exist within the realms of our classrooms. Robye...

Discovering different school cultures.(Student Slant)
September 22, 2003... During the school year, I am a teacher who spends the majority of his time working in his own classroom. Most days, I give little thought to the practices occurring in other classrooms, other schools, or other districts, much less in other...

2003 Breathwaite Student Awards announced.(ACEI Awards)
September 22, 2003... Members Jennifer Christ, Diana Coverdell, and Tunde Szecsi have been honored as the 2003 recipients of ACEI's Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Award. This award recognizes outstanding student members who have shown achievement in...

Donation.(Nancy Bartlett Hitch and her husband donated the funds for the 2003 Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Awards)
September 22, 2003... ACEI member Nancy Bartlett Hitch and her husband, Ted, donated the funds for the 2003 Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Awards, helping three student members defray the costs of attending the Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona (see...

Revisiting the read-aloud.(Classroom Idea-Sparkers)
September 22, 2003... Many of us remember being read to each day when we were in kindergarten and the primary grades. We looked forward to this time as entertainment and relaxation, not realizing all we were learning while listening. We were building background...

ACEI Yearbook 2003-04.(Association for Childhood Education International)(Directory)
September 22, 2003... Executive Board Jacqueline Blackwell, President/'05 Indiana University, School of Education (IUPUI) 902 West New York St. Indianapolis, IN 46202-5155 317-274-6830; jblackwe@iupui.edu Nancy L. Quisenberry, Past President/'04 1713 E....

ACEI awards, honors, and grants.
September 22, 2003... Outstanding Member Service Award This award recognizes the outstanding contributions made by an ACEI member to the betterment of children, to the field of education, and to ACE1. Winners. approved by the Executive Board are named at the...

Bridging the gaps: children in a changing society.
September 22, 2003... At the 1985 Annual ACEI Conference in San Antonio, I discussed societal gaps in the care and education of children. Children and youth were rebelling against traditional norms of social behavior, becoming increasingly alienated from parents and...

Project GLEAN: implementing a school-based food distribution program.(For Parents Particularly)(Gaining Leverage and Empowerment Through Adequate Nutrition )
September 22, 2003... Feeding one's family is a basic human necessity, but many people in the United States still do not have adequate access to nutritious foods. Up to 600,000 American households experienced hunger each day in 2000 (Hampl & Hall 2002; Nord et al.,...

Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Harriet Beecher Stowe.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Colin Bootman. ISBN 0-823-1646-1. New York: Holiday House, 2003. Unp. $16.95. This remarkable picture book gives a historical account of the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852 and whose work was championed...

Ancona, George Murals: Walls That Sing.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Photographs by author. ISBN 0-76145-131-5. Tarrytown, NY: Cavendish Children's Books, 2003.48 pp. $17.95. In this collection, renowned photo-journalist George Ancona provides a brief history of murals and a quick description of materials used...

Kelly, Irene It's a Hummingbird's Life.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 0-8234-1658-5. New York: Holiday House, 2003. Unp. $16.95. This delightful book provides factual information regarding hummingbirds in a way that is understandable to the young reader. It is a great reference for reports!...

Landau, Elaine Popcorn!(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Brian Lies. ISBN 1-57091-442-7. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2003. 32 pp. $16.95. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about popcorn and its history as you read the pages of this beautifully illustrated book. Each colorful page...

Vieira, Linda The Seven Seas: Exploring the World Ocean.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Higgins Bond. ISBN 0802788335. New York: Walker & Company, 2003. 32 pp. $16.95. The sea is... everywhere, shallow, deep, warm, mountainous, stormy, clear, freezing, busy, topographical, bountiful, in danger, and essential! Lustrous...

Wiesmuller, Dieter In the Blink of an Eye.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... ISBN 0-8027-8854-8. New York: Walker, 2002. Unp. $16.95. The author takes his readers on an inquisitive journey all over our planet--to the forests, the lakes, the savannah, and even the jungle and beyond! While visiting each place, the reader...

Catalano, Dominic Mr. Basset Plays.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 1-59078-007-8. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2003. Unp. $15.95. Mr. Basset is a very rich dog who lives in a country manor house. Each day, he has important business to conduct, but he feels that something is missing in...

Celenza, Anna Harwell Pictures at an Exhibition.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by JoAnn E. Kitchel. ISBN 1-57091-492-3. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2003. 32 pp. $19.95. This heartfelt book, set in 19th century St. Petersburg, Russia, is an emotional tale of three creative friends: Modest (a composer), Vladimir (a...

Cheng, Andrea Anna the Bookbinder.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 0-8027-8831-9. New York: Walker & Co., 2003. 32 pp $16.95. Anna is intrigued by he father's profession as a bookbinder each day observing the joys and stresses of her father's job. Anna not only learns about the bookbinding...

Compestine, Ying Chang The Story of Kites.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by YongSheng Xuan. ISBN0-8234-1715-8. New York: Holiday House, 2003. Unp. $16.95. Three Chinese brothers demonstrate their resourcefulness and determination as they find a way to keep birds away from their family's rice fields. The result...

Daly, Niki Once Upon a Time.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 0-374-35633-5. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. Unp. $16.00. For Sarie, reading aloud in school is a dreadful experience. Her classmates taunt her as she stumbles through the words. Then one day, Sarie discovers an...

Diaz, Katacha Carolina's Gift--a Story of Peru.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il by Gredna Landolt. ISBN 1-56899-697-7. Norwalk, CT: Soundprints, 2002. 32 pp. $15.95. Travel to the Andes Mountains and join Carolina on market day as she searches for a gift for her grandmother's birthday. The illustrations reflect the...

Ewart, Claire The Giant.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 0-8027-8835-1. New York: Walker & Co., 2003. Unp. $16.95. Life on, farm and the rhythm of nature serve as the backdrop for this thought-provoking book about a young girl who is grieving the loss of her mother. The story...

Gay, Marie-Louise Good Morning, Sam.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 0-888 99-528-8. Toronto Ontario: Groundwood Books, 2003 Unp. $14.95. This detailed and fun to read picture book stars Sam. Sam's inclination for getting easily sidetracked turns getting dressed in the morning into a silly...

Gordon, Amy The Gorillas of Gill Park.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Matthew Cordell. ISBN 0-8234-1751-4. New York: Holiday House, 2003. 247pp. $16.95. Willy gets to spend the summer with his eccentric Aunt Bridget and discovers he can make friends, play baseball, and... play the violin! Willie, Liesl,...

Grambling, Lois G. Abigail Muchmore: an Original Tale.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Susan Havice. ISBN 0-7614-5116-1. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2003. Unp. $16.95. Strong, calm, and practical Abigail Muchmore relishes life on her windy farm. Mr. Westwind's gusty antics are just a part of Abigail's daily routine,...

Kroll, Virginia Especially Heroes.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Tim Ladwig. ISBN 0-8028-5221-1. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman's Books for Young Readers, 2003. Unp. $16.00. "Do you love anything so much you'd die for it?" asks Sister Agnes Marie. Young Ginny is beginning to learn about heroes and martyrs...

Millman, Isaac Moses Goes to the Circus.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by author. ISBN 0-374-35064-7 New York: Frances Foster Books, 2003. Unp. $16.00. This inspiring story focuses on themes of family and acceptance. Moses and his family are going to the Circus of the Senses. Moses is the only deaf member of...

Mitchell, Marianne Finding Zola.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... ISBN 1-59078-070-1. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 2003. 144 pp. $16.95. Crystal struggles as she adjusts to life in a wheelchair, another death in her family, and reconnecting with her old friends. While at her grandmother's home, Crystal...

Rockwell, Anne Two Blue Jays.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Megan Halsey. ISBN 0-8027-8840-8. New York: Walker and Company, 2003. 32 pp. $15.95. For the youngster who is inquisitive about nature and isn't satisfied with a pat answer, this interesting story is a wonderful recounting of the habits...

Rodanas, Kristina The Blind Hunter.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il by the author. ISBN 0-7614-5132-3. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2003. Unp. $16.95. Chirobo, who is blind, is known as a wise and kind man. The village children love to hear his stories. One day, a stranger comes to visit. When he and...

Rouillard, Wendy Barnaby Goes to School.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by the author. ISBN 0-439-33306-7. New York: Scholastic, 2002. Unp. $12.95. Barnaby is a brave and curious little bear. However, sometimes even the brave need a bit of reassurance. This charming picture book probes the mix of emotions that...

Shah, Idries The Old Woman and the Eagle.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Natasha Delmar. ISBN 1-883536-27-8. Los Altos, CA: Hoopoe Books, 2003. Unp. $18.00. When an old woman encounters an eagle for the first time, she is sure the bird is a pigeon (the only type of bird with which she is familiar), so she...

Twomey, Cathleen Beachmont Letters.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... ISBN 1-59078-050-7. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2003. 223 pp. $16.95. Seventeen-year-old Eleanor Driscoll has suffered severe burns on her face and upper body in a fire that also took her father's life. When she becomes a pen pal with a...

Vaupel, Robin My Contract with Henry.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... ISBN 0-8234-1701-8. New York: Holiday House, 2003. 244 pp. $16.95. Given a class assignment to read Walden Pond and develop a project that will guide them to a deeper understanding of Thoreau's philosophy of life, a group of misfit students...

Di Pasquale, Emanuel Cartwheel to the Moon: My Sicilian Childhood.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by K. Dyble Thompson. Introduction by X. J. Kennedy. ISBN 08126-2679-6. Chicago: Cricket Books, 2003. 64 pp. $16.95. The rich sensory images in this treasury of poetry are perfect for sharing out loud, whether in whispered asides with...

Lujan, Jorge Daybreak, Nightfall.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Manuel Monroy. ISBN 0-88899-486-9. Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood, 2003. Unp. $15.95. These intense, wonderfully written poems are mysterious and highly symbolic of life and death. At daybreak, a young boy and girl play in an orchard; at...

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk Enduring Wisdom: Sayings from Native Americans.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Paintings by Synthia Saint James. ISBN0-8234-14558. New York: Holiday House, 2003. 32 pp. $16.95. Rich, thought-provoking beliefs gathered from numerous Native American tribes throughout the years are set forth in this stunning picture book....

Winer, Yvonne Frogs Sing Songs.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Tony Oliver. ISBN 1-57091-548-2. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2003. 32 pp. $16.95. Readers' eyes will be opened to the fascinating but endangered world of frogs in this carefully rhymed text. Each page features a different type of frog...

Winthrop, Elizabeth Dancing Granny.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Il. by Salvatore Murdocca. ISBN 0761451412. Tarrytown, NY: Cavendish Children's Books, 2003. 32 pp. $16.95. A cleverly written poem conveys the tale of a reluctant granny who accompanies her granddaughter to the zoo. Monkeys, snakes, and other...

Identification of Learning Disabilities: Research to Practice.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Renee Bradley, Louis Danielson, & Daniel P. Hallahan (Eds.) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002. 831 pp. $49.95. In May 1999, at the invitation of the Office of Special Education Programs, a group of constituents concerned with learning...

Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Richard DuFour & Robert Eaker. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service, 1998. 338 pages. $24.95. Educators may need guidance in developing effective learning communities, and this text acts as a compass for those in the process of...

Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Guy W. Jones & Sally Moomaw. St. Paul, MN. Redleaf Press, 2002. $29.95. Written by Native American educators, this book, as one reviewer has noted, "should be in every American school." The majority of Americans, elementary teachers in...

Harry Potter's World: Multidisciplinary Critical Perspectives.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Elizabeth E. Heilman (Ed.). New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003. 308 pp. $24.95. "Pottermania" is a worldwide phenomenon. The text (to date, 5 books) and the images (movies, Web sites, toys) have become a part of the global culture. As such, they...

Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Case Studies of School Violence Committee: Mark H. Moore, Carol V. Petrie, Anthony A. Braga, & Brenda L. McLaughlin (Eds.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003. 386 pp. $39.95. In 2001, in response to a multitude of school shootings...

Abuse and Neglect: the Educator's Guide to the Identification and Prevention of Child Maltreatment.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Barbara Lowenthal. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 2001. 180 pp. $22.95 (softcover). This is a book every teacher should have, but hopes she never has to use. Since, as Lowenthal states, child maltreatment is currently on the increase--with roughly...

Behavior Psychology in the Schools: Innovations in Evaluation, Support and Consultation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... James K. Luiselli & Charles Diament. New York: Haworth Press, 2002. 190pp. $24.95 (softcover). The re-authorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997 mandated the use of proactive approaches to managing the...

Creativity and the Arts with Young Children.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Rebecca T. Isbell & Shirley C. Raines. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning, 2003. 352 pp. This new edition on creativity and the arts offers both family members and early childhood educators a comprehensive perspective on teaching the arts to...

Teaching Youth Media: a Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production and Social Change.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Steven Goodman. New York: Teacher College Press, 2003. 127 pp. $18.95. Goodman notes that the antisocial behavior of today's youth crosses all socioeconomic levels. While "mainstream America" condemns the filthy language and subject matter in...

Rethinking the No Child Left Behind act of 2001.(Among the Periodicals)
September 22, 2003... Legislators hoped that passage of No Child Left Behind would lead to: 1) greater accountability for results; 2) more flexibility for schools, school districts, and states in how they use federal funds; 3) a wider range of education choices for...