David Elkind (born March 11, 1931) is an American child psychologist and author.
25-409: Elkind is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Elkind (born 1931), American psychologist and author Edith Elkind , Estonian computer scientist Jerome I. Elkind , American electrical engineer and computer scientist See also [ edit ] Elkins (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
50-414: A Changing World appeared in 1998. A third edition of The Hurried Child came out 2001 and the 25th anniversary edition was published in 2007 along with his newest book The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally . Elkind was a contributing editor to Parents Magazine . Elkind is married to Debbie Elkind, lives on Cape Cod, and has three sons and four grandchildren. National Association for
75-521: A leading publisher of educational resources, which include books, videos and posters that can assist in the teaching of young children. NAEYC also publishes a scholarly journal to help early childhood professionals and parents stay informed about the latest research on educating children age 0-8, Young Children . In 2007, NAEYC also developed Teaching Young Children , a magazine written for preschool teachers. The magazine provides useful, research-based ideas that teachers can use in their classrooms. Every year
100-727: A more reliable and accountable accreditation system and to encourage the field of early childhood education to strive for a new level of excellence. NAEYC also accredits academic degree programs for early childhood educators. NAEYC has a structure of state and local Affiliates that are semi-autonomous but that are required to contribute part of the membership dues to the national organization. The Office of Affiliate Relations provides direct services to NAEYC State Affiliates and Regional Affiliates to support them in their efforts to build capacity and become high-performing, inclusive organizations. NAEYC provides many different programs to assist professionals who work to educate young children. They are
125-403: A more vibrant nation of healthy, achieving children and more stable families. Or, they can fail to make the investment and pay the price: increased delinquency, greater educational failures, lowered productivity, less economic competitiveness, and fewer adults prepared to be effective, loving parents to the next generation of children. Federal, state and local government, communities, parents, and
150-409: Is a study that NAEYC conducted with The Urban Institute in 1990 on affordable child care facilities for low- income families. This book explores multiple different aspects of the lives of low-income children and day care. The study also examines aspects of the family lives. For example, whether a home has a single parent, two parents, unemployed parents, or other odd family situations and how that affects
175-803: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles David Elkind Elkind and his family relocated to California when he was a teenager. He studied at the University of California at Los Angeles and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 and Doctorate in Philosophy in 1955. David also earned an honorary Doctorate in Science at the Rhode Island College in 1987. A professor at Tufts University , his books — The Hurried Child , The Power of Play and Miseducation — informed early childhood education professionals of
200-801: Is the 2012 position statement titled " Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 ", produced jointly with the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College. Caring for Children in Low-Income Families: A Substudy of the National Child Care Survey, 1990 Caring for Children in Low-Income Families
225-718: Is the largest early childhood education conference in the world. The association publishes periodicals, books, professional development materials, and resources, all of which relate to the education of young children. The association is also active in public policy work. The association is well known for accrediting high-quality child care/preschool centers, and more than 10,000 centers, programs and schools have earned NAEYC Accreditation . NAEYC accredits early childhood programs according to health, safety and education standards it first launched in 1985 and modified and released in September 2006. The new standards were intended to provide
250-794: The New York Times Magazine , as well as presentations of his own work in Good Housekeeping , Parade and Psychology Today . Some of his recent articles include "Computers and Young Children," "The Authority of the Brain," "The Cosmopolitan School," "On Becoming a Grandfather," and "Thanks for the Memory: The Lasting Value of True Play." Elkind is known for his books, The Hurried Child , The Power of Play , All Grown Up and No Place to Go , and Miseducation . Grandparenting: Understanding Today's Children
275-409: The surname Elkind . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elkind&oldid=1049137879 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732779510907300-536: The Association's position on issues related to early childhood education practice, policy, and/or professional development for which there are controversial or critical opinions." These position statements are typically produced by NAEYC to include in-depth discussion of specific issues such as Early Learning Standards , Teacher Certification or Media Violence . In a few instances, NAEYC has issued position statements jointly with other authorities. A recent example
325-548: The Education of Young Children The National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ) is a large nonprofit association in the United States representing early childhood education teachers, para-educators, center directors, trainers, college educators, families of young children, policy makers, and advocates. NAEYC is focused on improving the well-being of young children, with particular emphasis on
350-527: The Education of Young Children. In this journal, issues are organized around topical clusters that devote special attention to issues in the field of early childhood education. Teaching Young Children Teaching Young Children is a magazine specifically designed for preschool teachers. It highlights current thinking on best practices in early childhood education, innovations in the field, research and its implications, and interesting ideas for and from preschool teachers. The articles and other features reinforce
375-582: The Lifetime television series, Kids These Days. He is past president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children . Elkind's bibliography now numbers close to 500 items and includes research, theoretical articles, book chapters and eighteen books. In addition he has published more popular pieces such as children's stories in Jack and Jill , biographies of famous psychologists in
400-651: The NAEYC offers several conferences where participants can learn about and receive professional development in their field as well as focus on the improvements that have been made in the practices, policies and research. Another important program sponsored by the NAEYC is the "Week of the Young Child" . This is a week-long promotion every spring that brings public awareness to the importance of early childhood development and education. NAEYC encourages its supporters to be informed of current issues and legislation that affect
425-578: The accreditation criteria for the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards on Relationships and Teaching and encourage effective teaching in the preschool years. Previously Published Early Childhood Research Quarterly Early Childhood Research Quarterly is a research journal that is published four times a year, and contains current research in early childhood. In addition to these periodicals, NAEYC produces formal position statements from time to time to "state
450-691: The areas of perceptual, cognitive and social development where he has attempted to build upon the research and theory of Jean Piaget. Elkind is on the editorial board of a number of scientific journals, and is a consultant to state education departments as well as to government agencies and private foundations. He lectures regularly in the United States, Canada and abroad. He has appeared on The Today Show , The CBS Morning News, Twenty/Twenty, Nightline, Donahue, and The Oprah Winfrey Show . He has been profiled in People and Boston Magazine . Elkind co-hosted
475-759: The group cemented the existence of a professional association of nursery school experts named the National Association for Nursery Education (NANE). NANE changed its name to NAEYC in 1964. The association has existed for over 90 years. Its holds three national early childhood conferences per year, the NAEYC Annual Conference, the NAEYC Public Policy Forum and the NAEYC Professional Learning Institute. The NAEYC Annual Conference
500-787: The lives of young children. At the NAEYC Children's Champions Action Center, individuals can find information about the federal legislative process, learn how to contact members of Congress, and see the daily agenda for the House and the Senate. NAEYC believes that our nation is at a crossroads. An integrated system of early childhood care and education that includes comprehensive approaches that directly involve families and communities in program design, implementation, and evaluation must be developed. NAEYC believes Americans can invest now in our children and families and enjoy long-term savings, with
525-535: The possible dangers of incorporating elementary school curriculum into the very early years of a child's life. By doing so, he argued, teachers and parents alike could lapse into developmentally inappropriate instructional and learning practices that may distort the smooth development of learning. He is associated with the belief of decline of social markers . David Elkind is professor emeritus of Child Development at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts . He
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#1732779510907550-403: The private sector must share in the responsibility of ensuring the well-being of children and families. In order to keep the programs going, NAEYC members must pay dues for funding of the programs they run. The following periodic publications are released and sponsored by NAEYC: Young Children Young Children is a peer reviewed journal published bi-monthly by the National Association for
575-602: The quality of educational and developmental services for children from birth through age 8. In the 1920s, concern over the varying quality of emerging nursery school programs in the United States inspired Patty Smith Hill to gather prominent figures in the field to decide how to best ensure the existence of high-quality programs. Meeting in Washington, DC, the group negotiated the issue of a manual, called "Minimum Essentials for Nursery Education," that set out standards and methods of acceptable nursery schools. Three years later,
600-610: Was formerly professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Education at the University of Rochester . Elkind obtained his doctorate at UCLA and then spent a year as David Rapaport 's research assistant at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In 1964–65 he was a National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at Piaget's Institut d'Epistemologie Genetique in Geneva. His research has been in
625-544: Was published in November 1989. Parenting Your Teenager and three additional books, Images of the Young Child ; Understanding Your Child and a third edition of A Sympathetic Understanding of the Child: Birth to Sixteen appeared in 1993. Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance was published in 1994. A second edition of All Grown Up and No Place to Go and Reinventing Childhood: Raising and Educating Children in
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