Hyson, Marion C.

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HYSON, Marion C.

HYSON, Marion C. American, b. 1942. Genres: Education. Career: Teacher and director of programs for infants and preschool-age children, 1975-82; University of Delaware, Newark, assistant professor, 1983-88, associate professor, 1988-95, professor of individual and family studies, 1995-, head of department, 1995-, head of Commission on the Status of Women, 1993-95. Publications: (with S. Hatoff and C. Byram) Teachers' Practical Guide to Educating Young Children: A Growing Program, 1981; (ed. with L. Rescorla and K. Hirsh-Pasek, and contrib.) Academic Instruction in Early Childhood: Challenge or Pressure? New Directions for Child Development, 1991; The Emotional Development of Young Children: Building an Emotion-Centered Curriculum, 1994. Contributor to books. Contributor to education and psychology journals. Address: Department of Individual and Family Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, U.S.A.