On Behalf of Children: “Direct Instruction: When the Tree Falls” Mary Renck Jalongo Editorial Introduction Pages: 139 - 141
Playing Healthy, Staying Healthy: A Prevention Program for Contagious Disease Betsy SquibbKathy Yardley OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 147
Television Violence and Its Effects on Young Children Betty Jo SimmonsKelly StalsworthHeather Wentzel OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 153
The Influence of Children's Literature on Gender Role Perceptions: A Reexamination Mary L. Trepanier-StreetJane A. Romatowski OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 159
Things of Nature and the Nature of Things: Natural Science-Based Literature for Young Children Pauline Davey Zeece OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 166
Creating Supports for Young Children with Disabilities in Natural Environments Elizabeth J. ErwinRobin Schreiber OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 171
Lighting the Path: Developing Leadership in Early Education Sharon TabaAlfred CastleRick Caulfield OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 177
Expanding the Vista of Emergent Writing Research: Implications for Early Childhood Educators Zhihui Fang OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 182
Teacher to Director: A Developmental Journey Carol E. CatronMelissa M. Groves OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 188
Teachers' Understanding of the Effects of Japanese Culture on Social Play with Young Children Jennifer A. MarianoSusan J. WelterothJames E. Johnson OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 194
Empowering Homeless and Transient Children/Families: An Ecological Framework for Early Childhood Teachers Kevin J. Swick OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 201
