Childhood Education Theme Issues
Theme issues of ACEI's prestigious journal Childhood Education are guest edited by leading authorities in the field of education. Each issue provides a balanced, comprehensive view of a timely topic, based upon the best knowledge of child development, infancy through early adolescence. An outstanding collection for the professional library!
ARE SCHOOLS REALLY FOR KIDS?
Addresses one of the most important questions of the next decade: Are schools capable of educating a diverse population with complex social, emotional and academic needs?
Katie Haycock examines the challenges as we reach for the year 2000. Issues examined include cultural diversity, direction for the middle grades, resistance to educational change and retaining children. Also examines standardized testing, the “gift of a year” and the effects of and alternatives to retention. Carol Vukelich, Guest Editor. 1991. 78 pp.
No. 4910 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
THE CHILD IN THE COMMUNITY
Focusing on the child and the total community, this issue recognizes the responsibility the greater community shares with schools and parents for the growth, development and education of children. Alicia I. Pagano, Guest Editor. 1982. 72 pp.
No. 4821 $5.00 ($4.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
Continuing Tensions in Education
This theme issue focuses on topics such as standardized testing, developmentally appropriate practices, inclusion, and more. Manuscripts were invited from individuals widely recognized as knowledgeable about the continuing tensions associated with each of these topics. A conscious effort to create a balanced discussion by providing divergent viewpoints was made. While the editors have no illusions that this theme issue will completely resolve all long-standing differences on these topics, they do hope that by providing a forum for various, and often polar, perspectives, they can contribute to and encourage the ongoing dialogue about possible alternatives for policy and practice. D. Sexton, M. Kelley, J. Aldridge, Editors. 1998. 96 pp.
No. 4980 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
** We have a limited quantity of this issue; please check with Headquarters before placing your order. Thank you
Back to the Theme Issue index.
CREATING SAFER ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY
This theme issue explores ideas for making homes, schools and communities safer for all children. It begins with an article by Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Surgeon General of the United States, concerning violence. Angela Mickalide, Program Director of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, discusses injury prevention networks. Diane Levin suggests ways for adults to help children feel safer. E. Anne Eddowes explores the safety concerns of homeless children. Judith Schickedanz offers advice on the educator's role in helping children develop self-control. Aline Stomfay-Stitz explores conflict resolution and peer
mediation as alternatives to violence. Amy Hatkoff urges schools to recognize the hazards and temptations facing young people and to use community services to provide preventive support and guidance. James L. Hoot and Glenda Roberson, Guest Editors.
1994. 80 pp.
No. 4940 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
The Expanding Role of the Teacher
Teachers face a very real problem in today's schools -- expanding roles and increasing demands. They are expected to do more with less, and within the same amount of time. In the past, a teacher's role was more clearly delinieted. Parents naturally assumed responsibility for children's physical care and general well-being, and so teachers were responsible only for the children's education. The greater needs of society, however, have shifted more of the responsibility of caring for children onto the schools. Jeanette Allison and Sandra J. Stone, Guest Editors. 1999. 65 pp.
No. 4990 $14.00 ($10.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
The Global Village: Migration and Education
Our planet has become one global village. This is due not only to technological advancements, but also, and equally important, because of global migration. Global migration across and within national borders has made it possible to exchange ideas in person. These interactions among people who do not speak each otherÕs languages and who do not have similar historical or cultural roots are challenging. All of us in this global village need some support to work with immigrant children and families. This special issue of Childhood Education is meant to provide a measure of that needed support. Navaz Peshotan Bhavnagri, Guest Editor. 2001. 81 pp.
No. 4010 $14.00
Back to the Theme Issue index.
LOOKING AT SCHOOL CHANGE
Since Socrates first sat on a log with his students, educators have sought to improve instruction and make education meaningful. The need for change has intensified in recent times in response to pressures created by a dynamic society. This theme issue offers ideas for creating a climate of change, explores four curricular models for change, discusses the political-religious resistance and pressure surrounding change, looks at technology in education, and presents some positive results of thoughtful change through year-round school. Carl Walley, Guest Editor. 1995. 80 pp.
No. 4950 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
THE NEW ARRIVALS
Designed to assist those who work with children and plan for their education. It is an initial resource to use in becoming acquainted with the new immigrants and developing a sensitive awareness of their needs. Carol Seefeldt, Guest Editor. 1983. 80 pp.
No. 4831 $5.00 ($4.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
PIAGETIAN PERSPECTIVES ON UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S UNDERSTANDING
While most teachers agree that they should teach for children's understanding, not all agree on what they mean by "understanding" and they certainly would not agree on how to teach for it. This theme issue is designed to show the consistency that exists when teaching goals and methods, and methods for evaluating understanding, are based on one theory. Janet B. Taylor, Guest Editor. 1996. 80 pp.
No. 4960 $10 ($8 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
PREPARING SCHOOL PERSONNEL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
In this issue, authors explore the potential of many different approaches to teacher education and the professional development of school personnel. Teacher education is a complex realm in which thoughtful decision-making, reflective practice, and a critical perspective are required. Patricia A. Crawford and David Sexton, Guest Editors. 2000. 80 pp.
No. 4000 $14 ($11 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
PRESSURES ABOLISHING CHILDHOOD
Considers the history of childhood from its inception in medieval times to the modern-day. Examines the issues and technology that are erasing the lines traditionally dividing it from adulthood. 1981. 80 pp.
No. 4810 $5.00 ($4.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN YOUNG CHILDREN
The need to protect and nurture our environment has never been greater. This issue looks at ecological teaching on an international scale. It considers community-wide programs
and classroom and family-oriented activities. Includes annotated bibliography and reference guide. Stewart Cohen, Guest Editor. 1992.
No. 4920 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
PUBLIC POLICY AFFECTING CHILDREN
Featured in this issue is a symposium on the future of education in America. Both public and private education are addressed. Additional topics include: The Search for a U.S. Policy on Education, Influencing the Legislative Process (for parents); Child & Family Justice Project: A Model for Advocacy; Corporal Punishment in the Schools; Mainstreaming; Mulitcultural Education; and Public Policy: For or Against Children and
Families? An International Perspective. 1982. 72 pp.
No. 4820 $5.00 ($4.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
THE TEACHER AS DECISION-MAKER
The authors believe that teachers should be active decision-makers responsible for children’s learning.
They contend that teachers should understand the importance of child development in making decisions, view the curriculum as an integrative process, recognize evaluation as an enabling process for both student and teacher growth and learning, and value continual professional development as a worthy goal. Nita Barbour, Guest Editor. 1986. 70 pp.
No. 4860 $5.00 ($4.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
TEACHERS' STORIES: REFLECTIONS ON TEACHING, CARING, AND LEARNING
A celebration of educators' professional experiences and insights into what it means to teach, to care and to promote lifelong learning, adding new voices to the ongoing dialogue about what it means to be a teacher.
Includes the ACEI Position Paper Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs and Their Families by David Sexton, Patricia Snyder, William R. Sharpton and Sarintha Stricklin. Also includes a Review of Research on Parental Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Young Children with Disabilities, and much more. Mary Renck Jalongo and Joan P. Isenberg, Guest Editors. 1993. 64 pp.
No. 4930 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
TEACHERS' VOICES: CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE
Outstanding teachers clearly go beyond the textbook and mandated curriculum by providing a richer curriculum that rests within the meaningful and purposeful experiences of the children. This issue is dedicated to classroom teachers and reaffirms them as the key to successful schools. Contributors include Ernest L. Boyer, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Teachers of the Year from both state and local levels. Joan P. Isenberg, Shirely C. Raines, Stevie Hoffman, and Linda Leonard Lamme, Guest Editors. 1990. 88 pp.
No. 4900 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
WHO WILL BE TEACHING THE WORLD'S CHILDREN? A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Addresses questions of fundamental importance to both developed and developing societies. Unevenly rising educational standards in the world have led to concern about teacher quality and in many cases criticism of the preparation of teachers. Addresses
teacher education in the U.S., People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, Nigeria, Finland, Hong Kong, Italy, and Thailand. James L. Hoot, Guest Editor. 1989. 80 pp.
No. 4890 $10.00 ($8.00 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
YOUNG ADOLESCENTS: READINGS FROM CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Over the past decade, educators have emphasized the need to understand the early adolescence developmental period and to provide effective middle level school practices. There is a contemporary impetus, as seen in textbooks and monographs, in increased participation at professional conferences focusing on later childhood, and in
foundation reports to make middle level schools more responsive to young adolescents' needs. These topics are discussed in this special issue. M. Lee Manning and Robert L. Gilstrap, Editors. 1997. 78 pp.
No. 4970 $10 ($8 ACEI members)
Back to the Theme Issue index.
Click here to get an order form.
Return to ACEI home page.
These pages are copyright 
2001 by the Association for Childhood Education International. Please send any comments to Marilyn Gardner at aceimemb@aol.com