So what better way to foster
this important educational development than with toys!
Not exact matches
Whatever may be the importance of mere knowledge of facts, past or present — and certainly such knowledge is
important — the purpose of the
educational enterprise is the
development of an openness to truth wherever it may be found.
The state's propensity to assign individuals identities through voter registration lists and social security numbers or more generally to reinforce conceptions of individual rights serves as an example; the roles of
educational systems (through individualized test scores) and professional careers (organized around cumulative skills attached to the individual's biography) provide further examples.7 This work is
important because it shows the dependence of self - constructs on markers in the culture at large: the self is understood not only in terms of internal
development but also as a product of external reinforcement.
As I noted above, the first day of kindergarten is an
important marker for our
educational bureaucracies — that's the day, in most states, when «early childhood» officially comes to an end and the public becomes legally responsible for every child's education and skill
development.
The College of Teachers, together with the faculty, sets and carries out
important policy directions affecting the school's
educational programs, academic standards, and curriculum
development.
Our toddlers»
educational development rapidly grows during this
important childhood stage.
Parents who believe that
educational television is «very
important for healthy
development» are twice as likely to have the television on all or most of the time.4
By focusing on youth, addressing critical education and health outcomes, organizing collaborative actions and initiatives that support students, and strongly engaging community resources, the WSCC approach offers
important opportunities that may improve healthy
development and
educational attainment for students.
Frontier Communications Vice President of Business and Community
Development Kevin Smith ($ 43 million Awarded to - date, Capital Region, Central NY, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, North Country, Southern Tier, Western NY) said, «The significant
educational and economic opportunities that come with a broadband connection are
important to New York's future, and Frontier.
SIGCHI recognizes that presenting research at our conferences is an
important aspect of a student's professional,
educational and research
development.
We believe that it is
important to study this relation in future research in order to identify whether sole implementation of
educational practices, regardless of teachers personal attitudes can contribute to the
development of positive attitudes of students towards diversity or it is absolutely necessary that teachers attitudes be positive.
Understanding more about preschoolers» early numeracy
development is
important in informing
educational practices, understanding the variation in early numeracy skills among preschoolers, fostering early numeracy among children whose skills are less developed, and understanding why some children with well - developed early numeracy have difficulties learning mathematics at school.
«Studies have shown that, when it comes to a child's successful
educational progress and social
development outside the home, the most
important relationship is not the one between the parent and child or between the teacher and child; the relationship that matters most is the one between the child's parents and teachers.»
Studies have shown that, when it comes to a childs successful
educational progress and social
development outside the home, the most
important relationship is not the one between the parent and child or between the teacher and child; the relationship that matters most is the one between the childs parents and teachers.
Grotzer says that Solis»
important ethnographic work is helping the field of children's cognitive
development better understand the diversity of play and its role in cultures outside the West, and understanding what parents and community members believe about play is crucial for designing
educational interventions.
Classic texts on education such as Plato's Republic and Locke's Some Thoughts Concerning Education emphasize that character
development and virtue are far more
important educational goals than mere acquisition of knowledge.
The limited
educational research or recognition of social and behavioral
development as
important for academic achievement intrigued Bub, who has spent years studying how the two intersect.
Based on this,
educational development would be threatened and adolescent pregnancy would find space to deepen the already
important gaps between more and less educated sectors.
Similarly, while curriculum and instruction must address established standards, we always want to keep the long - term
educational ends in mind — the
development of
important capabilities in the learner.
During the press conference celebrated after the Open Ceremony of the World Education Forum 2015, UNESCO Director - General Irina Bokova, and the Secretary - General of the United Nations, Ban Ki - moon, they expressed the
important role of building a global citizenship to be succeed with the
educational targets of the Sustainable
Development Goals for 2030.
values of consciousness to promote democratic and accountable education in schools, where teachers attitude plays a very
important role as actors in
development cooperation and thus are agents of awareness and training of the
educational community and especially children and youth.
It also plays an
important role in
educational research and in the
development and articulation of
educational philosophies.»
Cambridge University's newly - established Centre for Research on Play in Education,
Development and Learning (PEDAL), marks an
important milestone in
educational research: one that formalizes play in
educational research and policy.
But the role of mindset could be just as
important in children's overall health and
development, according to a new commentary in the journal JAMA Pediatrics by pediatricians Claudia Mueller and Barry Zuckerman and
educational psychologist Meredith Rowe.
During the final days of the institute, participant - led group presentations outlined
important action points on issues of
educational leadership, teacher quality and
development, and monitoring and evaluation.
Proud of its traditions yet always seeking to be at the forefront of
educational development the school offers its students a broad range of activities in which parents play an
important part.
Standards are providing
important links among various
educational reform activities, including preparation of curriculum frameworks, production and use of instructional materials, professional
development activities, and
development of assessments.
The design team identified the
important educational objectives, regional materials, landforms, weather patterns, facility and site
development strategies, and incorporated this understanding into the design of a modern, progressive school facility; thereby connecting the architecture of the new school to the people, place, and region of Holly, Colorado.
These sessions will elucidate
important topics that are relevant to teaching and learning in schools and universities as well as critical issues in special education, pre-school education, and large - scale
educational development projects.
PARCC is fully aligned with New Jersey's academic standards, as are the SAT, the ACT and other
important tools used in our children's
educational development.
Harvey F. Silver, EdD, president of Silver Strong & Associates, is an
educational consultant, bestselling author, and the lead developer of The Thoughtful Classroom ™, a professional
development initiative dedicated to the goal of «making students as
important as standards.»
Four week programs that enable parents to gain confidence in guiding and monitoring their child's
educational and social
development during
important transitional stages so the child is prepared for, and ultimately successful in college.
In an
educational landscape where budgets are shrinking and pressure is mounting around recruitment, retention, pupil outcomes and the quality of teaching, there has never been a more
important time for improving staff
development.
It is
important that they develop so that they are aware of the latest
developments in
educational methods and in their subjects.
These will be highlighted in the presentation — the complexity of culture (the integration and validity of cultural norms within
educational developments); the complexity of partnerships (the nature of the participants and their ability to obtain deep understandings of the unique contexts in which they work), the complexity associated with the work (especially the need to protect and survive in hostile environments), and most
important, the complexity of consequence (the outcomes of the partnership work).
Poindexter: We take a holistic view of the pet industry when it comes to designing the
educational seminars and sessions, taking in current and new trends,
important industry
developments and feedback from attendees.
But on the plus side, she adds, human rights commissions have an
important educational and policy -
development role to play.
It is most of interest to those administrative assistants and executive assistants who...... have a desire for continuous learning... believe it's
important to keep learning in their profession no matter how many years on the job or in their administrative role overall... believe investing in their own professional
development is
important and valuable and take an active role in their career management... are looking for
educational, informational and inspirational resources to improve their job performance and manage their careers — not simply reading for entertainment value
This helps
important phrases such as «exceptionally organized and professional» and «dedicated to the
development of quality
educational settings» jump off the page.
The following areas of
development are very
important to young children's ability to learn and make the most of
educational opportunities from birth onwards.
Early childhood education (ECE) is an
important phase for cognitive, behavioral, and social
development in a child's life and has been emphasized in recent conversations about the District's
educational landscape, including the February 27th public oversight hearing for Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
Based on prior work on caregiving characteristics
important in the
development of self - regulatory processes,27 - 29, 35,36 factors reflective of supportive caregiving were categorized across 2 domains: engagement in mother - child activities and availability of
educational / recreational toys as a measure of cognitive stimulation.
Statutory requirements for the permanent parenting plan include listing out in detail the responsibilities of each parent with respect to decision - making; to where the children will sleep during weekdays, weekends, and holidays; to
educational decisions; to financial support; to the procedure by which the parents will handle disagreements (most parties will choose mandatory mediation); and to any other
important child
development issues.
Multiple studies undertaken over many years attest to the effect of parenting on the
development of children and young people, 1,2 and on their mental3 — 5 and physical health in adult life.6, 7 Good quality, timely support for parents has now been identified in national and international policy documents as
important for reducing social inequalities in health, 8 preventing mental illness, 9 — 11 and enhancing social and
educational development.12
Adolescence is a critical period for the
development of depression with prevalence rates rising sharply from childhood to early adulthood.1 Many adult depressive disorders have their first onset in adolescence2 with longer episode duration being the strongest predictor of future problems.3 In addition to increasing the risk of later mental health problems, adolescent depression is associated with significant
educational and social impairment and is a major risk factor for suicide.1 Providing effective early interventions to shorten the duration of episodes and potentially reduce the impact on later life is therefore
important.3 This study explores this question and compares the effects of...
In addition, early childhood services represent much more than a drop - off location for working parents, but play an
important role in child
development by giving children an opportunity to engage in a range of
educational and social activities.
Parenting has an impact on emotional, social, and cognitive
development, playing an
important role in the aetiology of mental illness,
educational failure, delinquency, and criminality.1 Parenting is to some extent socially patterned, 2,3 and interventions to support the
development of «helpful» parenting therefore have a role to play in combating social inequalities in health.4 The best mental health and social outcomes are achieved by parents who supervise and control their children in an age appropriate way, use consistent positive discipline, communicate clearly and supportively, and show warmth, affection, encouragement, and approval.5 — 8
First, parent support programs improve parental competence / confidence and parental beliefs that child - initiated interactions are most
important in parent - child interactions.7, 8 Second, although general parent support programs support social - emotional
development of children, parent support that is directed at parental emotional and
educational / economic
development has an enhanced impact on child social - emotional
development.9 Third, participatory help - giving practices contribute the most to parents» judgment of their children's emotional competence.7 Fourth, group approaches to parental support have a more powerful effect on child social - emotional competence than home - visiting approaches.9
It is widely recognized that in addition to fostering children's academic
development, schools play an
important role in fulfilling a broader
educational agenda that is concerned with enhancing students» social - emotional well - being, character, health and civic engagement [1].
SPR presents
important conceptual
developments and empirical findings from a wide range of disciplines (e.g.,
educational, child clinical, pediatric, community, and family psychology, as well as education and special education) and communicates advances from within school psychology to the broader
educational and psychological communities.