1. “We know how they got seated in five minutes, Floyd”: On child care work and orality—A comment on Baizerman

   • Karen VanderVen

   Guest Editorial Pages: 3 - 5

2. Roles, skills, and job tasks in professional child care: A review of the literature

   • Richard W. Small
   • Laura M. Dodge

   Articles Pages: 6 - 23

3. Program and policy considerations for school age child care: The California experience

   • Karen Smith Thiel
   • Jacquelyn McCroskey
   • Deanna J. Marquart

   Articles Pages: 24 - 35

4. A survey of University of Pittsburgh Child Development and Child Care graduates, 1970–1984

   • Carl N. Johnson
   • Martha A. Mattingly
   • Mark E. King

   Symposium: The Role Of The University In Education For Child Care Work Pages: 36 - 50

5. Reflections on the university's role in professional child care: An Illinois experience

   • Thomas E. Linton
   • Michael Forster

   Symposium: The Role Of The University In Education For Child Care Work Pages: 51 - 59

6. “Curiouser and curioser ...,” said Alice: A commentary on the role of the university in education for child care work

   • Penny Parry

   Symposium: The Role Of The University In Education For Child Care Work Pages: 60 - 64