MATCHING SCHOOL CURRICULA TO FUTURE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS: JUST WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT?

Subjects: *CURRICULUM change; *EMPLOYMENT & education; *LABOR market

• Source: Education. Spring89, Vol. 109 Issue 3, p340-342. 3p.

• Abstract: The article discusses changes required in the school curriculum to react to changes in the U.S. job market. The author suggests that school administrators ...

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Children's Agency Beliefs, Cognitive Performance, and Conceptions of Effort and Ability: Individual and Developmental Differences.

• Authors : Chapman, Michael; Skinner, Ellen A.

Subjects: *COGNITIVE learning; *INTELLIGENCE testing in children; *INDIVIDUAL differences

• Source: Child Development. Oct1989, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p1229. 10p.

• Abstract: In order to understand how children's beliefs and cognitive performance vary according to development in their conceptions of effort and ability, 120 ... Copyright of Child Development is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple ...

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WISC-R STABILITY AND RE-EVALUATION OF LEARNING-DISABLED STUDENTS.

• Authors : Anderson, Pegoy L.¹; Cronin, Mary E.²; Kazmierski, Stefan³

Subjects: *WECHSLER Intelligence Scale for Children; *EDUCATIONAL evaluation; *STATISTICAL correlation

• Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology. Nov1989, Vol. 45 Issue 6, p941-944. 4p.

• Abstract: This study investigated the temporal stability of WISC-R IQ scores for learning-disabled subjects (N = 113). All study subjects were administered the ... Copyright of Journal of Clinical Psychology is the property of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to ...

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The Health Care-Child Welfare Partnership: Transitioning Medically Complex Children to the Community.

• Authors : Hochstadt, Neil J.; Yost, Diane M.

Subjects: *CHRONICALLY ill children; *FEDERAL aid to child health services; HOME care

• Source: Children's Health Care. Winter89, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p4. 8p.

• Abstract: There is a growing number of medically complex children residing in hospitals who could benefit from home care This paper describes ... Copyright of Children's Health Care is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or ...

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EFFECTS OF GRADE LEVEL AND MODALITY PREFERENCE OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TAUGHT TO EMPLOY COGNITIVE SELF-INSTRUCTION TO INCREASE ON-TASK BEHAVIORS.

Subjects: *AUTODIDACTICISM; *COGNITIVE learning; *GRADE levels

• Source: Education. Spring89, Vol. 109 Issue 3, p361-366. 6p.

• Abstract: The intent of the present study was to investigate the effects of grade level and modality preference of 20 first and 20 third graders taught to employ ... Copyright of Education is the property of Project Innovation Austin LLC and its content may not be copied or emailed ...

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Perception of Social Affordances by Children With Mild Handicapping Conditions: Implications for Social Skills Research and Training.

• Authors : Van Acker, Rick; Valenti, S. Stavros

Subjects: *CHILDREN with disabilities; *SOCIAL skills

• Source: Ecological Psychology. 1989, Vol. 1 Issue 4, p383. 23p.

• Abstract: Children with mild handicapping conditions are at high risk for social isolation, a fact often attributed to their poor social skills ... Copyright of Ecological Psychology is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or ...

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Parental Language Mixing in Bilingual Families.

• Authors : Goodz, Naomi Singerman¹

Subjects: *BILINGUALISM; *CHILDREN'S language; *LANGUAGE & languages

• Source: Infant Mental Health Journal. Spring89, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p25-44. 20p.

• Abstract: An important question about early bilingualism that concerns both parents and researchers is the degree to which one language may interfere with another. This question ... Copyright of Infant Mental Health Journal is the property of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to ...

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COVER STORY How America Has Run Out of Time Workers are weary, parents are frantic and even children haven't a moment to spare: leisure could be to the '90s what money was to the '80s.

• Authors : GIBBS, NANCY; Michaels, Marguerite; Willwerth, James

Subjects: *EMPLOYEES; *FAMINES; *PARENTING

• Source: TIME Magazine. 4/24/1989, Vol. 133 Issue 17, p58. 8p.

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Parent-Child Coviewing of Television.

• Authors : Dorr, Aimee¹; Kovaric, Peter²; Doubleday, Catherine²

Subjects: *PARENT-child relationships; *TELEVISION viewers; *TELEVISION & children

• Source: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Winter89, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p35-51. 17p. 2 Charts.

• Abstract: Coviewing of television series featuring families was examined using questionnaire responses from 372 second, sixth, and tenth graders and their parents. Coviewing was found to be ... Copyright of Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media is the property of Broadcast Education Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to ...

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'My Family and Friends': Six- to Twelve-Year-Old Children's Perceptions of Social Support.

• Authors : Reid, Molly; Landesman, Sharon; Treder, Robert

Subjects: *CHILD psychology; *SOCIAL interaction in children; *CHILD care

• Source: Child Development. Aug1989, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p896. 15p.

• Abstract: A psychometrically sound instrument is essential for the study of children's subjective impressions about social support. To evaluate such an instrument, 249 Copyright of Child Development is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple ...

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