Chandler barber, professor of retired education, townsend university, united states. Worked in primary schools, school administration and university teaching. He was very interested in partnerships for education in teacher training and in suitable curricula for children. He co-authored partnership in education and the american association of teacher education colleges and teaching clinics, and several articles and studies were published in educational professional journals. During retirement, voluntary activities are committed, participation in public school projects and church programmes. Nita h. Barber, retired professor, university of maryland, united states. She has been involved in the development of teaching, research and curriculum programmes in educational institutions in three states, and in the development of postgraduate programmes from preschool to university. In the 1950s, nita received a fulbright scholarship in the field of language studies, which led her to focus on the use of languages and the impact of language and culture on education. Professor nita co-authored the introduction to early education (fourth edition) and the development continuity from kindergarten to the lower primary school (second edition). Patricia scully, associate professor, university of maryland, baltimore county, united states. She chaired the early-teacher education project and worked on early-literacy, child culture and early-education curricula. She worked in childcare centres and public schools in new jersey, new york and maryland, for children aged 2-12 years, and made extensive efforts to develop the professional development of childcare teachers. Publications include development continuity from kindergarten to the lower primary level (second edition), and several papers in the early childhood journal and the early childhood journal。
