Frost

The works of Dr. Joe L. Frost listed in this timeline span five decades, and continue to grow. The works are sorted chronologically by decade, and include listings for Books, Articles and Abstracts, Reports and Monographs, Chapters and Sections, and Other Activities. This latter category includes television and radio broadcasts, editorship, playground design and consulting activities, and more. Dr. Frost's extensive contributions to the field of children's education and play research in particular have encompassed not only the works listed, but also numerous other activities such as lectures, addresses, and other endeavors that it was not possible to include in this timeline.

Books	Articles & Abstracts	Reports & Monographs	Chapters & Sections	Other Activities
The Disadvantaged Child: Issues and Innovations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966, 445pp. (with Glenn R. Hawkes). Issues and Innovations in the Teaching of Reading. Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1967, 359pp. Early Childhood Education Rediscovered. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968, 472pp. Curricula for the Seventies: Early Childhood Through Early Adolescence. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969, 454pp. (with Thomas Rowland). The Elementary School: Principles and Problems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969, 576pp.	"Welfare Children and Academic Achievement." Association for Research on Growth Relationships, Journal, November, 1964. "Educating Disadvantaged Children." Journal of the Arkansas Education Association, September, 1964. "Effects of Enrichment Program on Personality Development of Disadvantaged Children." Childhood Education, December, 1968. "The Difference that Teaching Makes." Grade Teacher, December, 1966. "Time to Teach." Texas Outlook, October, 1968. (with Betty Frost ). "Project for Teachers of Disadvantaged Children." The Southern Journal of Educational Research, 2:157-174, April, 1968. (with Jo Nell James and Lewis F. James).	"The Developmental Psychology of Jean Piaget." Prepared for the Minnesota Mathematics and Science Teaching Project. Summer, 1966. (with Carole Honstead). "Educational Media and the Inhuman Condition." Prepared for the Educational Media Council, Incorporated. December, 1966. Preparing Teachers of Disadvantaged Children. Austin, Texas: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 1968. (with staff). "Effects of an Enrichment Program on the School Achievement of Rural Welfare Recipient Children." Presented at AERA, Chicago, February, 1968. "A Two-year Analysis of the West Orange-Cove Early Childhood Program." West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, 1969. "Effects of a Diagnostic Reading Program on the Achievement of Drop-out Youth." The University of Texas at Austin, 1969. (with Geneva Hanna Pilgrim).	"A Teacher Appraisal of Living and Learning at the University of Arkansas Training School." Collected Papers of the Inter-Institutional Seminar in Child Development. The Edison Institute, 1962. "Current Trends in Mathematics." Collected Papers of the Inter-Institutional Seminar, 1963. "Adjusting the School Program to the Needs of the Disadvantaged Child." Collected Papers of the Inter-Institutional Seminar in Child Development. The Edison Institute, 1965. (with Glenn R. Hawkes). "Language Development in Children." Chapter I. In Pose Lamb (ed.), Language Arts for Elementary Schools. Dubuque: William C. Brown, 1967.	Instructional Kits and Modules The Elaborative Language Series. (filmstrip and evaluation series). Austin, Texas: Educational Media Laboratories, 1967. (with Fred R. Littrell). Elaborative Language Series II. "This is Me." (Language and supplementary reading series). Austin, Texas: Educational Media Laboratories, 1968. (with Thomas Rowland).

Books

Articles & Abstracts

Reports & Monographs

Chapters & Sections

Other Activities

The Disadvantaged Child: Issues and Innovations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966, 445pp. (with Glenn R. Hawkes).

Issues and Innovations in the Teaching of Reading. Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1967, 359pp.

Early Childhood Education Rediscovered. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968, 472pp.

Curricula for the Seventies: Early Childhood Through Early Adolescence. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969, 454pp. (with Thomas Rowland).

The Elementary School: Principles and Problems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969, 576pp.

"Welfare Children and Academic Achievement." Association for Research on Growth Relationships, Journal, November, 1964.

"Educating Disadvantaged Children." Journal of the Arkansas Education Association, September, 1964.

"Effects of Enrichment Program on Personality Development of Disadvantaged Children." Childhood Education, December, 1968.

"The Difference that Teaching Makes." Grade Teacher, December, 1966.

"Time to Teach." Texas Outlook, October, 1968. (with Betty Frost ).

"Project for Teachers of Disadvantaged Children." The Southern Journal of Educational Research, 2:157-174, April, 1968. (with Jo Nell James and Lewis F. James).

"The Developmental Psychology of Jean Piaget." Prepared for the Minnesota Mathematics and Science Teaching Project. Summer, 1966. (with Carole Honstead).

"Educational Media and the Inhuman Condition." Prepared for the Educational Media Council, Incorporated. December, 1966.

Preparing Teachers of Disadvantaged Children. Austin, Texas: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 1968. (with staff).

"Effects of an Enrichment Program on the School Achievement of Rural Welfare Recipient Children." Presented at AERA, Chicago, February, 1968.

"A Two-year Analysis of the West Orange-Cove Early Childhood Program." West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, 1969.

"Effects of a Diagnostic Reading Program on the Achievement of Drop-out Youth." The University of Texas at Austin, 1969. (with Geneva Hanna Pilgrim).

"A Teacher Appraisal of Living and Learning at the University of Arkansas Training School." Collected Papers of the Inter-Institutional Seminar in Child Development. The Edison Institute, 1962.

"Current Trends in Mathematics." Collected Papers of the Inter-Institutional Seminar, 1963.

"Adjusting the School Program to the Needs of the Disadvantaged Child." Collected Papers of the Inter-Institutional Seminar in Child Development. The Edison Institute, 1965. (with Glenn R. Hawkes).

"Language Development in Children." Chapter I. In Pose Lamb (ed.), Language Arts for Elementary Schools. Dubuque: William C. Brown, 1967.

Instructional Kits and Modules

The Elaborative Language Series. (filmstrip and evaluation series). Austin,
Texas: Educational Media Laboratories, 1967. (with Fred R. Littrell).

Elaborative Language Series II. "This is Me." (Language and
supplementary reading series). Austin, Texas: Educational Media Laboratories, 1968. (with Thomas Rowland).

Books	Articles & Abstracts	Reports & Monographs	Chapters & Sections	Other Activities
The Disadvantaged Child: Issues and Innovations, 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970, 499pp. (with Glenn R. Hawkes). Compensatory Programming: The Acid Test of American Education. Dubuque: William C. Brown, 1971, 148pp. (with G. Thomas Rowland). Revisiting Early Childhood Education. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973, 548pp. How to Plan for Effective Teaching: A Programmed Text. Austin: University of Texas (mimeographed), 1974, 248pp. (With D.R. Rogers). The Young Child and the Educative Process. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976, 390pp. (With Joan Kissinger). Children's Play and Playgrounds. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1979, 1983. (With Barry Klein).	"Early Childhood Education: The Nature of Educational Objectives." Educational Leadership, 1971. "Worries Teachers Should Forget." Research in Education, October, 1973, ED-077-576 (abstract). "Family and School Centers of Learning for Young Children." Research In Education, October, 1973, ED-077-572 (abstract). "Issues and Concerns in Early Childhood Education." Research in Education, October, 1973, ED-077-470 (abstract). "Issues in Early Childhood Education." Lutheran Education, 1974, 109, 284- 294. (with J.B. Kissinger). "At Risk." Childhood Education, 1975, 51(6), 298-304. "Childhood 1776-1976: What Now?" Dimensions, Little Rock: Southern Association for Children Under Six, 1976, 4(4), 82-85, 104-105. "European Influences on American Play Environments." Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Newsletter, 1978, 4(3), 1, 7-8. "Equipment Choices of Young Children During Free Play." Lutheran Education, September, 1978. (with Eric Strickland). "Making Playgrounds Safe for Children and Children Safe for Playgrounds." Young Children, 34, 5 (1979), 23-30. Reprinted in Dorothy W. Hewes (Ed.) Administration: Making Programs Work for Children and Families. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1979, 101-108. (with Michael L. Henniger).	"Early Childhood Development in Texas: A State in Need of Union." College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1972, 13pp. (mimeograph). Report of the Dean's Task Force for Curriculum Development. College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1972, 106pp. (with staff). "Some Behavioral Science Implications for Developing Literacy through Family and School Influences." College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1972, 16pp. (mimeograph). A Survey of Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grades of the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. Austin: Management Services Associates, Inc., 1974, 46pp. (with H. Scace). Teacher's Television Guide to Carrascolendas. Austin: KLRN-TV, The Southwest Public Broadcasting Council, 1974, 45pp. (with E.M. Bernal, G.R. Neibuhr, and G. Zamora). Theoretical Bases and Program Design for Carrascolendas: 1974 Season. Austin: KLRN-TV, The Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council and the University of Texas at Austin, 1974, 81pp. (with E.M. Bernal, G.R. Neibuhr and G. Zamora). "Looking at Austin's Children" A Survey of Childhood Needs. Austin: The Austin Independent School District and the Hogg Foundation, 1975, 133pp. (with staff). Carrascolendas, the 500 Series: Television Teachers Guide. Austin: KLRN-TV, The Southwest Public Broadcasting Council, 1975, 55pp. (with L. Iscoe). Theoretical Bases and Program Design for Carrascolendas: 1975 Season. Austin, KLRN-TV, The Southwest Public Broadcasting Council, 1975, 85pp. (with staff). Development of a Play Environment. Austin: Texas Education Agency, 1978. (with Libby Vernon). Evaluation of the Region VI Head Start Resource Management Institute. Lubbock: Texas Tech University, 1979, 35pp. Places to Learn Under the Sun. San Antonio: Intercultural Development Research Association, 1979, 74pp. (with Rebecca Barrera).	"Current Programs in Early Childhood Education." In Proceedings of the Florida Early Childhood Conference. University of South Florida, 1972. "Application of Structure-Process Theory to the Teaching of Reading." In The Language Arts in the Elementary School: A Forum for Focus, M.L. King, R. Emans, and P.J. Cianciolo (eds.) Urbana, Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1973, pp. 305-318. Proceedings: National Conference on Bilingual Education. Austin, Texas: Dissemination Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Education, 1973, pp. 81-88. "Curriculum Development for Early Childhood." In Proceedings of the Regional Workshops for Early Childhood Education. Charleston: West Virginia Department of Education, 1973, pp. 25-27. "Issues and Concerns in Early Childhood." In Proceedings: State of Florida Early Childhood Conference. Florida: University of South Florida, 1973, pp. 57-76. "Beyond Competency Based Teacher Education." In Toward Preparing the Effective Teacher. College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1974. "Suggested Educational Equipment and Materials for an Infant Group." In M.D. Cohen (ed.), Selecting Educational Equipment and Materials for School and Home. Washington: Association for Childhood Education International, 1976, pp. 40-46. (with Michael L. Henniger). Developing Programs for Infants and Toddlers. Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1977. (with Monroe Cohen, ed.). Educating Teachers for the 1980's: Toward A New School. Chapter I in Klein, B., Collier, J., Jarrett, O., and D. Ulrici (eds). Innovative Practices in Teacher Education: Preservice through Inservice, 1977, 1-15pp.	Precyclopedia (18 volumes). Compton's, Division of Brittanica Corporation, Chicago, 1972. (with Bernard Spodek and Minnie Lee Berson). (book edited). B.C. Mills and R.A. Mills. Designing Instructional Strategies for Young Children Dubuque: William C. Brown Publishers, 1972. Early Childhood Series Editor, Dubuque: William C. Brown: Cody, B. Using Literature with Young Children, 1973, 174pp. King, E.W. Educating Young Children: Sociological Perspectives, 1973, 174pp. Early Childhood Activities. Chicago: F.E. Compton Company, 1973, 400pp. (with M.P. Berson and B. Spodek). (coordinator and contributor). Understanding and Nurturing Infant Development. Washington, DC Association for Childhood Education International, 1976, 68pp. Consulting Editor, Young Children. 1978-80; 1985-1988 Consulting Editor, Dimensions. 1979-82 Research Editor, Dimensions. 1979-81 "The Inquiring Mind" Program 31. Longhorn Radio Network, 1974. (Guest speaker). "Carrascolendas: A Teaching and Learning Medium." (30-minute television program). KLRN-TV, University of Texas, Austin, 1975. (Planner and Participant). Carrascolendas (39 thirty-minute television programs) KLRN-TV, University of Texas at Austin, 1974-75. (Curriculum Coordinator). Instructional Kits and Modules Series of Instructional Modules. Behavioral Objectives; Learning Objectives and Teaching Strategies; Measuring Teacher Expectations; Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3. Austin, Texas: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 1970. (with staff).

Books

Articles & Abstracts

Reports & Monographs

Chapters & Sections

Other Activities

The Disadvantaged Child: Issues and Innovations, 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970, 499pp. (with Glenn R. Hawkes).

Compensatory Programming: The Acid Test of American Education. Dubuque: William C. Brown, 1971, 148pp. (with G. Thomas Rowland).

Revisiting Early Childhood Education. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973, 548pp.

How to Plan for Effective Teaching: A Programmed Text. Austin: University of Texas (mimeographed), 1974, 248pp. (With D.R. Rogers).

The Young Child and the Educative Process. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976, 390pp. (With Joan Kissinger).

Children's Play and Playgrounds. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1979, 1983. (With Barry Klein).

"Early Childhood Education: The Nature of Educational Objectives." Educational Leadership, 1971.

"Worries Teachers Should Forget." Research in Education, October, 1973, ED-077-576 (abstract).

"Family and School Centers of Learning for Young Children." Research In Education, October, 1973, ED-077-572 (abstract).

"Issues and Concerns in Early Childhood Education." Research in Education, October, 1973, ED-077-470 (abstract).

"Issues in Early Childhood Education." Lutheran Education, 1974, 109, 284- 294. (with J.B. Kissinger).

"At Risk." Childhood Education, 1975, 51(6), 298-304.

"Childhood 1776-1976: What Now?" Dimensions, Little Rock: Southern Association for Children Under Six, 1976, 4(4), 82-85, 104-105.

"European Influences on American Play Environments." Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Newsletter, 1978, 4(3), 1, 7-8.

"Equipment Choices of Young Children During Free Play." Lutheran Education, September, 1978. (with Eric Strickland).

"Making Playgrounds Safe for Children and Children Safe for Playgrounds." Young Children, 34, 5 (1979), 23-30. Reprinted in Dorothy W. Hewes (Ed.) Administration: Making Programs Work for Children and Families. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1979, 101-108. (with Michael L. Henniger).

"Early Childhood Development in Texas: A State in Need of Union." College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1972, 13pp. (mimeograph).

Report of the Dean's Task Force for Curriculum Development. College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1972, 106pp. (with staff).

"Some Behavioral Science Implications for Developing Literacy through Family and School Influences." College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1972, 16pp. (mimeograph).

A Survey of Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grades of the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. Austin: Management Services Associates, Inc., 1974, 46pp. (with H. Scace).

Teacher's Television Guide to Carrascolendas. Austin: KLRN-TV, The Southwest Public Broadcasting Council, 1974, 45pp. (with E.M. Bernal, G.R. Neibuhr, and G. Zamora).

Theoretical Bases and Program Design for Carrascolendas: 1974 Season. Austin: KLRN-TV, The Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council and the University of Texas at Austin, 1974, 81pp. (with E.M. Bernal, G.R. Neibuhr and G. Zamora).

"Looking at Austin's Children" A Survey of Childhood Needs. Austin: The Austin Independent School District and the Hogg Foundation, 1975, 133pp. (with staff).

Carrascolendas, the 500 Series: Television Teachers Guide. Austin: KLRN-TV, The Southwest Public Broadcasting Council, 1975, 55pp. (with L. Iscoe).

Theoretical Bases and Program Design for Carrascolendas: 1975 Season. Austin, KLRN-TV, The Southwest Public Broadcasting Council, 1975, 85pp. (with staff).

Development of a Play Environment. Austin: Texas Education Agency, 1978. (with Libby Vernon).

Evaluation of the Region VI Head Start Resource Management Institute. Lubbock: Texas Tech University, 1979, 35pp.

Places to Learn Under the Sun. San Antonio: Intercultural Development Research Association, 1979, 74pp. (with Rebecca Barrera).

"Current Programs in Early Childhood Education." In Proceedings of the Florida Early Childhood Conference. University of South Florida, 1972.

"Application of Structure-Process Theory to the Teaching of Reading." In The Language Arts in the Elementary School: A Forum for Focus, M.L. King, R. Emans, and P.J. Cianciolo (eds.) Urbana, Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1973, pp. 305-318.

Proceedings: National Conference on Bilingual Education. Austin, Texas: Dissemination Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Education, 1973, pp. 81-88.

"Curriculum Development for Early Childhood." In Proceedings of the Regional Workshops for Early Childhood Education. Charleston: West Virginia Department of Education, 1973, pp. 25-27.

"Issues and Concerns in Early Childhood." In Proceedings: State of Florida Early Childhood Conference. Florida: University of South Florida, 1973, pp. 57-76.

"Beyond Competency Based Teacher Education." In Toward Preparing the Effective Teacher. College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1974.

"Suggested Educational Equipment and Materials for an Infant Group." In M.D. Cohen (ed.), Selecting Educational Equipment and Materials for School and Home. Washington: Association for Childhood Education International, 1976, pp. 40-46. (with Michael L. Henniger).

Developing Programs for Infants and Toddlers. Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1977. (with Monroe Cohen, ed.).

Educating Teachers for the 1980's: Toward A New School. Chapter I in Klein, B., Collier, J., Jarrett, O., and D. Ulrici (eds). Innovative Practices in Teacher Education: Preservice through Inservice, 1977, 1-15pp.

Precyclopedia (18 volumes). Compton's, Division of Brittanica Corporation, Chicago, 1972. (with Bernard Spodek and Minnie Lee Berson).

(book edited). B.C. Mills and R.A. Mills. Designing Instructional Strategies for Young Children Dubuque: William C. Brown Publishers, 1972.

Early Childhood Series Editor, Dubuque: William C. Brown: Cody, B. Using Literature with Young Children, 1973, 174pp. King, E.W. Educating Young Children: Sociological Perspectives, 1973, 174pp.

Early Childhood Activities. Chicago: F.E. Compton Company, 1973, 400pp. (with M.P. Berson and B. Spodek).

(coordinator and contributor). Understanding and Nurturing Infant Development. Washington, DC Association for Childhood Education International, 1976, 68pp.

Consulting Editor, Young Children. 1978-80; 1985-1988

Consulting Editor, Dimensions. 1979-82

Research Editor, Dimensions. 1979-81

"The Inquiring Mind" Program 31. Longhorn Radio Network, 1974. (Guest speaker).

"Carrascolendas: A Teaching and Learning Medium." (30-minute television program). KLRN-TV, University of Texas, Austin, 1975. (Planner and Participant).

Carrascolendas (39 thirty-minute television programs) KLRN-TV, University of Texas at Austin, 1974-75. (Curriculum Coordinator).

Instructional Kits and Modules

Series of Instructional Modules. Behavioral Objectives; Learning Objectives and Teaching Strategies; Measuring Teacher Expectations; Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3. Austin, Texas: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 1970. (with staff).

Books	Articles & Abstracts	Reports & Monographs	Chapters & Sections	Other Activities
Children's Play and Playgrounds. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1979, 1983. (with Barry Klein). Play and Playscapes (Chinese translation). Taipei, Taiwan; Republic of China: Wu-Nan Publishing Co, 1981, 1997. Children's Play and Playgrounds.(Chinese translation). Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1981, 1997. (with Barry Klein). When Children Play. Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1985, 355pp. (with Sylvia Sunderlin).	"Long-Term Effects of Early Intervention." Dimensions, 8, 2 (1980). "Viewpoints Promoting Communication." Language Arts, 57 (1980) 599-600. "X-Rated Playgrounds: Issues and Developments." Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 53 (1982) 72-77 (Reprintedin Recreation, Alberta, Canada. 3, April, 1984). (with Michael Henniger and Eric Strickland). "Toward an Integrated Theory of Play." Resources in Education, Urbana, Illinois: ERIC PS 014 849l, Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, 1985. "Safety and Playability in Play Environments." Beginnings, 2 (1985) 11-14. "History of Playground Safety in America." Children's Environments Quarterly 2 (1985) 13-23. "Assessing Play and Exploratory Behaviors of Infants and Toddlers." Journal of Research in Childhood Education 1 (1986), 27-36. (with Betty S. Wagner). "Children's Dramatic Play: Influence of Thematic and Nonthematic Settings." Childhood Education 62 (1986), 166-170. (with Mary K. Dodge). "Children in A Changing Society: Frontiers of Challenge." Childhood Education 62 (1986) 242-249. "Playground Maintenance Checklist." Texas Child Care Quarterly. 10 (1986) 38. "Children in a Changing Society." Childhood Education 62 (1986), 242-249. Reprinted in J.S. McKee and K.M. Paciorek (eds.) Early Childhood Education: Annual Editions, 1988-89. This article was employed by the White House Working Group on the Family in the writing of the report The Family, a report to President Reagan on preserving America's future. (1987) "Child Development and Playgrounds." Resources in Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, Illinois, 1987, PS 016490. "History of Playground Safety in America." Resources in Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, 1987, PS 016 491. "The Evolution of American Playgrounds." Young Children 43 (1988), 19-28. (with Sue C. Wortham). "Magical Playscapes." Childhood Education 66 (1989), 11-19. (with J. Talbot).	Commentary: Public Playground Equipment. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC, 1980, 61pp. U.S. Army Technical Manual for Children's Play Environments. Atlanta, EDAW Associates, 1984. (with EDAW Associates). Department of Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Survey. University of Texas at Austin, 1985, 117 pp. (with faculty and staff). Influences of Television on Children's Behavior: Implications for War and Peace. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, PS016045. (1986), 15pp. History of Playground Safety in America. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, PS016491. (1987), 31pp. Elementary Teacher Education at the University of Texas. College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1987, 25pp. (with James Guszak and William Rutherford) College of Education Survey on Elementary Teacher Education. College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1987, 31pp. (with James Guszak and William Rutherford). A Review of the Proposed Masters Degree Program in Early Childhood Education at East Tennessee State University. The State University and Community College System of Tennessee. 1987, 14pp. Youth Indicators 1988: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth. Washington, D.C.: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, 1988, 135pp. (with staff). Standard Definitive Design Package for Child Development Center Outdoor Play Areas Proposal. Compiled for the U.S. Army. Alexandria, Virginia, Rhodeside and Harwell, Inc., 1989, 11pp. (with staff). "Conference Reflections." Creativity through Play: Report from the IPA 10th World Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm: International Association for the Child's Right to Play (IPA), 1988, 165-167. Playground Equipment Safety: Slides. Silver Spring, Maryland: Comsis, Inc., 1989, 50pp. (with staff).	U. S. Army Technical Manual: Planning and Design of Children's Outdoor Play Environments. EDAW Associates, 1984, 275pp. (with EDAW Associates). The Effects of Playground Type on the Cognitive and Social Play Behaviors of Grade Two Children. In When Children Play. J.L. Frost and S. Sunderlin (eds.). Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1985. (with Sheila Campbell). Equipment Choices of Primary-Age Children on Conventional and Creative Playgrounds. In When Children Play. J.L. Frost and S. Sunderlin (eds.). Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1985. (with Sheila Campbell). "Children's Playgrounds: Research and Practice." In Greta Fein and Mary Rivkin (Eds.), The Young Child at Play: Reviews of Research, Volume 4. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1986. "Planning and Using Children's Playgrounds." In Judy McKee, (Ed.), Play: Working Partner of Growth. Wheaton, Maryland. Association for Childhood Education International, 1986. "The Deleterious Influence of Television on Children's Behavior: Implications for War and Peace." In Play: Tool for Peace or War. P.J. Heseltine (ed.) International Playground Association, London, 1987, 13-22. "Child Development and Playgrounds." Play Spaces for Children. L.D. Bruya (ed.) American Association for Leisure and Recreation, Reston Virginia, 1988, 3-28.	Editorships Consulting Editor, Young Children. 1978-80; 1985-1988 Consulting Editor, Dimensions. 1979-82 Research Editor, Dimensions. 1979-81 Consulting Editor, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 1982- 84 Consulting Editor, Childhood Education. 1976- 80 Editorial Advisory Board: Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 1985-88 Editorial Committee: Yearbook in Early Childhood Education, Teachers College Press. 1987-1989 Editorial Advisory Board: Handbook of Research in Early Childhood Education. 1989-1992 Editorial Board: Children's Environments Quarterly. 1989- 1996 Television and Radio Broadcasts (Interviewed as child development specialist). My Name is Today. Thirty- minute television program produced by Houston Child Care 76. May 10, 1988. "Next 200 years: Child Care." KLRU, Austin. June 7, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." WQBK, New York. June 9, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." KYW, Philadelphia. June 12, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." WARA, Minneapolis. June 15, 1988. Talk show guest. "Play and Playgrounds." WLW, Cincinnati. July 12, 1988. Talk show guest. "Play and Playgrounds." WARA, New England. July 21, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." WJJD, Chicago. 1989 (with Ralph Nader) Playground Safety. ("Inside Edition"). National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Videotapes One hour videotape, "Playground Safety," produced by KLRU Studios for the Texas Department of Human Services and the Association for Childhood Education International, 1986. Playground Design Recognition Design consultant for Lomas and Nettleton Financial Corporation child care center playground in Dallas. The Center was awarded the Congressional Caucus for Woman's Issues Child Care Challenge Award on July 11, 1988. Design consultant for the City of Waco Junior League Anniversary Park which received the Award of Excellence from Waco's Partners in Pride and the McIntosh Award. (May, 1988) Play environment designs consultant for U.S. Army Fort Huachaca Child Care Center selected as model for world-wide applications at Army bases. (Four designs- infants, toddlers, preschool, school age).

Books

Articles & Abstracts

Reports & Monographs

Chapters & Sections

Other Activities

Children's Play and Playgrounds. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1979, 1983. (with Barry Klein).

Play and Playscapes (Chinese translation). Taipei, Taiwan; Republic of China: Wu-Nan Publishing Co, 1981, 1997.

Children's Play and Playgrounds.(Chinese translation). Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1981, 1997. (with Barry Klein).

When Children Play. Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1985, 355pp. (with Sylvia Sunderlin).

"Long-Term Effects of Early Intervention." Dimensions, 8, 2 (1980).

"Viewpoints Promoting Communication." Language Arts, 57 (1980) 599-600.

"X-Rated Playgrounds: Issues and Developments." Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 53 (1982) 72-77 (Reprintedin Recreation, Alberta, Canada. 3, April, 1984). (with Michael Henniger and Eric Strickland).

"Toward an Integrated Theory of Play." Resources in Education, Urbana, Illinois: ERIC PS 014 849l, Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, 1985.

"Safety and Playability in Play Environments." Beginnings, 2 (1985) 11-14.

"History of Playground Safety in America." Children's Environments Quarterly 2 (1985) 13-23.

"Assessing Play and Exploratory Behaviors of Infants and Toddlers." Journal of Research in Childhood Education 1 (1986), 27-36. (with Betty S. Wagner).

"Children's Dramatic Play: Influence of Thematic and Nonthematic Settings." Childhood Education 62 (1986), 166-170. (with Mary K. Dodge).

"Children in A Changing Society: Frontiers of Challenge." Childhood Education 62 (1986) 242-249.

"Playground Maintenance Checklist." Texas Child Care Quarterly. 10 (1986) 38.

"Children in a Changing Society." Childhood Education 62 (1986), 242-249. Reprinted in J.S. McKee and K.M. Paciorek (eds.) Early Childhood Education: Annual Editions, 1988-89. This article was employed by the White House Working Group on the Family in the writing of the report The Family, a report to President Reagan on preserving America's future. (1987)

"Child Development and Playgrounds." Resources in Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, Illinois, 1987, PS 016490.

"History of Playground Safety in America." Resources in Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, 1987, PS 016 491.

"The Evolution of American Playgrounds." Young Children 43 (1988), 19-28. (with Sue C. Wortham).

"Magical Playscapes." Childhood Education 66 (1989), 11-19. (with J. Talbot).

Commentary: Public Playground Equipment. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC, 1980, 61pp.

U.S. Army Technical Manual for Children's Play Environments. Atlanta, EDAW Associates, 1984. (with EDAW Associates).

Department of Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Survey. University of Texas at Austin, 1985, 117 pp. (with faculty and staff).

Influences of Television on Children's Behavior: Implications for War and Peace. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, PS016045. (1986), 15pp.

History of Playground Safety in America. ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, PS016491. (1987), 31pp.

Elementary Teacher Education at the University of Texas. College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1987, 25pp. (with James Guszak and William Rutherford)

College of Education Survey on Elementary Teacher Education. College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1987, 31pp. (with James Guszak and William Rutherford).

A Review of the Proposed Masters Degree Program in Early Childhood Education at East Tennessee State University. The State University and Community College System of Tennessee. 1987, 14pp.

Youth Indicators 1988: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth. Washington, D.C.: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, 1988, 135pp. (with staff).

Standard Definitive Design Package for Child Development Center Outdoor Play Areas Proposal. Compiled for the U.S. Army. Alexandria, Virginia, Rhodeside and Harwell, Inc., 1989, 11pp. (with staff).

"Conference Reflections." Creativity through Play: Report from the IPA 10th World Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm: International Association for the Child's Right to Play (IPA), 1988, 165-167.

Playground Equipment Safety: Slides. Silver Spring, Maryland: Comsis, Inc., 1989, 50pp. (with staff).

U. S. Army Technical Manual: Planning and Design of Children's Outdoor Play Environments. EDAW Associates, 1984, 275pp. (with EDAW Associates).

The Effects of Playground Type on the Cognitive and Social Play Behaviors of Grade Two Children. In When Children Play. J.L. Frost and S. Sunderlin (eds.). Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1985. (with Sheila Campbell).

Equipment Choices of Primary-Age Children on Conventional and Creative Playgrounds. In When Children Play. J.L. Frost and S. Sunderlin (eds.). Washington, DC: Association for Childhood Education International, 1985. (with Sheila Campbell).

"Children's Playgrounds: Research and Practice." In Greta Fein and Mary Rivkin (Eds.), The Young Child at Play: Reviews of Research, Volume 4. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1986.

"Planning and Using Children's Playgrounds." In Judy McKee, (Ed.), Play: Working Partner of Growth. Wheaton, Maryland. Association for Childhood Education International, 1986.

"The Deleterious Influence of Television on Children's Behavior: Implications for War and Peace." In Play: Tool for Peace or War. P.J. Heseltine (ed.) International Playground Association, London, 1987, 13-22.

"Child Development and Playgrounds." Play Spaces for Children. L.D. Bruya (ed.) American Association for Leisure and Recreation, Reston Virginia, 1988, 3-28.

Editorships

Consulting Editor, Young Children. 1978-80; 1985-1988

Consulting Editor, Dimensions. 1979-82

Research Editor, Dimensions. 1979-81

Consulting Editor, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 1982- 84

Consulting Editor, Childhood Education. 1976- 80

Editorial Advisory Board: Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 1985-88

Editorial Committee: Yearbook in Early Childhood Education, Teachers College Press. 1987-1989

Editorial Advisory Board: Handbook of Research in Early Childhood Education. 1989-1992

Editorial Board: Children's Environments Quarterly. 1989- 1996

Television and Radio Broadcasts

(Interviewed as child development specialist). My Name is Today. Thirty- minute television program produced by Houston Child Care 76.

May 10, 1988. "Next 200 years: Child Care." KLRU, Austin.

June 7, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." WQBK, New York.

June 9, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." KYW, Philadelphia.

June 12, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." WARA, Minneapolis.

June 15, 1988. Talk show guest. "Play and Playgrounds." WLW, Cincinnati.

July 12, 1988. Talk show guest. "Play and Playgrounds." WARA, New England.

July 21, 1988. Talk show guest. "Playground Safety." WJJD, Chicago.

1989 (with Ralph Nader) Playground Safety. ("Inside Edition"). National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

Videotapes

One hour videotape, "Playground Safety," produced by KLRU Studios for the Texas Department of Human Services and the Association for Childhood Education International, 1986.

Playground Design Recognition

Design consultant for Lomas and Nettleton Financial Corporation child care center playground in Dallas. The Center was awarded the Congressional Caucus for Woman's Issues Child Care Challenge Award on July 11, 1988.

Design consultant for the City of Waco Junior League Anniversary Park which received the Award of Excellence from Waco's Partners in Pride and the McIntosh Award. (May, 1988)

Play environment designs consultant for U.S. Army Fort Huachaca Child Care Center selected as model for world-wide applications at Army bases. (Four designs- infants, toddlers, preschool, school age).

Books	Articles & Abstracts	Reports & Monographs	Chapters & Sections	Other Activities
Playgrounds for Young Children: National Survey and Perspectives. Reston, Virginia: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1990, 250pp. (with Sue Wortham). Play and Playscapes. Albany, New York: Delmar, 1992, 400pp.	"Magical Playscapes." Childhood Education 66 (1989), 11-19. (with J. Talbot). "Play Environments for Young Children in the U.S.A.: 1800-1900." Children's Environments Quarterly 6 (1990), 17-24. "Play Equipment Catalogs: Can they be trusted?" Texas Child Care Quarterly 14 (1990), 3-12. The State of American Preschool Playgrounds. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance 61 (1990), 18-23. (with L. Bowers and S. Wortham). "What's Going on Out Here? An Evaluation Tool for your Playground." Child Care Information Exchange. 91 (1993), 41-45. (With J. Dempsey and E. Strickland). "Reflections on Research and Practice in Outdoor Play Environments." Dimensions, 20 (1992), 6-10. "Playground Maintenance and Liability." Texas Recreation and Park Society, (Fall, 1993)., 10-12. "Making the Most of Outdoor Play." Scholastic: Early Childhood Today, 8 (1994), 47-54. "Preventing Playground Injuries and Litigation." Parks and Recreation, 29 (1994), 53-60. “Preschool Children’s Symbolic Play Indoors and Outdoors.” International Play Journal.. 3(1995), 83-96. (with D. Shin). “Play Deprivation: A Factor in Juvenile Violence.” Dimensions. 23 (1995), 14-20. (with P. Jacobs). Reprinted in IPA Playrights. International Association for the Child's Right to Play. 18 (1996), 6-10. (with P. Jacobs). "The effects of noise on children." International Journal of Early Childhood Education. 1 (1996) 21-35. "Set the stage for learning outside", Scholastic Early Childhood Today. (1997), 46-47. "Child development and Playgrounds." Parks and Recreation. 32 (1997), 54-60.	Playground Equipment Safety: Slides. Silver Spring, Maryland: Comsis, Inc., 1989, 50pp. (with staff). "Playgrounds for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers." In B. Brizzolara, Parenting Education for School-age Parents. Austin: Texas Education Agency, (1991), 55- 69. (with J. Dempsey). “Planning School Playgrounds: What You Need to Know.” Children at Play. Little Rock, Arkansas. Diversified Recreation, Inc. Playground Design for United States Air Force: for Application at Air Force Child Care Centers in Europe, Asia and the United States. Washington, DC. US Air Force, 1994. Playground Analysis: Anchorage, Alaska School District: prepared for the Anchorage Alaska School District. 1996, 26 pp. Analysis of Safety Barriers at the Houston Zoological Park: prepared for the Houston Zoological Society. 1996, 30 pp. (with L. Griffith). A Parents Guide to Playground Safety. Wheaton, MD. Association for Childhood Education International, 1996. (with N. Drescher). Protective Surfacing for Playgrounds: prepared for the United States Air Force. 1996, 10 pp.	"Barriers to Play in the United States." In Conference Report of the 11th IPA World Conference. Tokyo, Japan, 1992. "Play and Playscapes: Issues in the 1990's." A Right to Play. Little Rock: Southern Early Childhood Association, 1992. Analysis of Play Behaviors of Third- Grade Children on Contrasting Playgrounds. A Right to Play. Little Rock: Southern Early Childhood Association, 1993. (With Shu Chu Yang, John Horney, Jui-Chih Chin and Sheng-Hsi Lin.) " “Playground Rating System.” In M Guddemi and T. Jambor (Eds.). Playscapes and Kindercare. Birmingham, Alabama: KinderCare, 1993, 47-48. "Current Issues in Playground Safety: Accessibility and Playability. In M. Guddemi, T. Jambor, and A. Skrupskelis (Eds.). Play: An Intergenerational Experience. Proceedings of the IPA/USA National Conference, 1996.	Editorships Editorial Board: International Play Journal. 1992- 1996 Consulting Editor, Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 1992- 1996 Consulting Editor, Dimensions. 1994-1998 Editorial Board, International Journal of Early Childhood Education. 1996-2000 Television and Radio Broadcasts "Playing it Safe." In Texas Schools, Dec. 1990. "Child's Play." In Fresno Bee. June 26, 1991. "Old Playgrounds Threatening Young Lives." Longevity, April, 1992, 86-87 "Playgrounds of the Future." Special Report. May - June, 1992, 58-67. "Outdoor Play Environments." Two-hour satellite television distance learning project. Early Childhood Professional Development Network. Broadcast to Head Start communities from Alaska, across the United States to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. October, 1993. Playground Design Recognition Design consultant and volunteer, Scottish Rite Hospital for Children's' Playground, selected by No-Fault Industries as "Premier Project of the Year". Dallas, Texas, 1993. Design consultant Houston Texas Hermann Park Playground, featured in Landscape Architect. 12 (1996), 30-32.

Books

Articles & Abstracts

Reports & Monographs

Chapters & Sections

Other Activities

Playgrounds for Young Children: National Survey and Perspectives. Reston, Virginia: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1990, 250pp. (with Sue Wortham).

Play and Playscapes. Albany, New York: Delmar, 1992, 400pp.

"Magical Playscapes." Childhood Education 66 (1989), 11-19. (with J. Talbot).

"Play Environments for Young Children in the U.S.A.: 1800-1900." Children's Environments Quarterly 6 (1990), 17-24.

"Play Equipment Catalogs: Can they be trusted?" Texas Child Care Quarterly 14 (1990), 3-12.

The State of American Preschool Playgrounds. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance 61 (1990), 18-23. (with L. Bowers and S. Wortham). "What's Going on Out Here? An Evaluation Tool for your Playground." Child Care Information Exchange. 91 (1993), 41-45. (With J. Dempsey and E. Strickland).

"Reflections on Research and Practice in Outdoor Play Environments." Dimensions, 20 (1992), 6-10.

"Playground Maintenance and Liability." Texas Recreation and Park Society, (Fall, 1993)., 10-12.

"Making the Most of Outdoor Play." Scholastic: Early Childhood Today, 8 (1994), 47-54.

"Preventing Playground Injuries and Litigation." Parks and Recreation, 29 (1994), 53-60.

“Preschool Children’s Symbolic Play Indoors and Outdoors.” International Play Journal.. 3(1995), 83-96. (with D. Shin).

“Play Deprivation: A Factor in Juvenile Violence.” Dimensions. 23 (1995), 14-20. (with P. Jacobs). Reprinted in IPA Playrights. International Association for the Child's Right to Play. 18 (1996), 6-10. (with P. Jacobs).

"The effects of noise on children." International Journal of Early Childhood Education. 1 (1996) 21-35.

"Set the stage for learning outside", Scholastic Early Childhood Today. (1997), 46-47.

"Child development and Playgrounds." Parks and Recreation. 32 (1997), 54-60.

Playground Equipment Safety: Slides. Silver Spring, Maryland: Comsis, Inc., 1989, 50pp. (with staff).

"Playgrounds for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers." In B. Brizzolara, Parenting Education for School-age Parents. Austin: Texas Education Agency, (1991), 55- 69. (with J. Dempsey).

“Planning School Playgrounds: What You Need to Know.” Children at Play. Little Rock, Arkansas. Diversified Recreation, Inc.

Playground Design for United States Air Force: for Application at Air Force Child Care Centers in Europe, Asia and the United States. Washington, DC. US Air Force, 1994.

Playground Analysis: Anchorage, Alaska School District: prepared for the Anchorage Alaska School District. 1996, 26 pp.

Analysis of Safety Barriers at the Houston Zoological Park: prepared for the Houston Zoological Society. 1996, 30 pp. (with L. Griffith).

A Parents Guide to Playground Safety. Wheaton, MD. Association for Childhood Education International, 1996. (with N. Drescher).

Protective Surfacing for Playgrounds: prepared for the United States Air Force. 1996, 10 pp.

"Barriers to Play in the United States." In Conference Report of the 11th IPA World Conference. Tokyo, Japan, 1992.

"Play and Playscapes: Issues in the 1990's." A Right to Play. Little Rock: Southern Early Childhood Association, 1992.

Analysis of Play Behaviors of Third- Grade Children on Contrasting Playgrounds. A Right to Play. Little Rock: Southern Early Childhood Association, 1993. (With Shu Chu Yang, John Horney, Jui-Chih Chin and Sheng-Hsi Lin.) "

“Playground Rating System.” In M Guddemi and T. Jambor (Eds.). Playscapes and Kindercare. Birmingham, Alabama: KinderCare, 1993, 47-48.

"Current Issues in Playground Safety: Accessibility and Playability. In M. Guddemi, T. Jambor, and A. Skrupskelis (Eds.). Play: An Intergenerational Experience. Proceedings of the IPA/USA National Conference, 1996.

Editorships

Editorial Board: International Play Journal. 1992- 1996

Consulting Editor, Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 1992- 1996

Consulting Editor, Dimensions. 1994-1998

Editorial Board, International Journal of Early Childhood Education. 1996-2000

Television and Radio Broadcasts

"Playing it Safe." In Texas Schools, Dec. 1990.

"Child's Play." In Fresno Bee. June 26, 1991.

"Old Playgrounds Threatening Young Lives." Longevity, April, 1992, 86-87

"Playgrounds of the Future." Special Report. May - June, 1992, 58-67.

"Outdoor Play Environments." Two-hour satellite television distance learning project. Early Childhood Professional Development Network. Broadcast to Head Start communities from Alaska, across the United States to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. October, 1993.

Playground Design Recognition

Design consultant and volunteer, Scottish Rite Hospital for Children's' Playground, selected by No-Fault Industries as "Premier Project of the Year". Dallas, Texas, 1993.

Design consultant Houston Texas Hermann Park Playground, featured in Landscape Architect. 12 (1996), 30-32.

Books	Articles & Abstracts	Reports & Monographs	Chapters & Sections	Other Activities
A history of children's play and play environments : toward a contemporary child saving movement New York, NY: Routledge 2010, 295pp. Play and Child Development. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall/Merrill, 2001, 560pp. (Second ed. published in 2005; third ed. in preparation.) (with Sue Wortham and Stuart Reifel). Children and Injuries. Tucson, AZ: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Co. 2001. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume I. (2003). Children and Poverty. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume II. (2003). Early Childhood Education. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume III. (2003). Play and Child Development. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume IV. (2003). Creating Play Environments. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume V. (2003). Safety in Play Environments. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume VI. (2003). Children in a Changing Society. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds. Wheaton, MD: Association for Childhood Education International. (with Pei-San Brown, Candra Thornton, & John Sutterby. (2004). A History of Children's Play and Play Environments: Toward a Contemporary Child Saving Movement. New York & London: Routledge Publishers. (2009)	"Does Height Matter?" Parks and Recreation. 37 (2002), 74 - 83. (with John Sutterby, Jim Therrell, Pei-San Brown, & Candra Thornton.) Making Playgrounds Fit for Children and Children Fit on Playgrounds. Young Children. 57 (2002), 36 - 42. (with John Sutterby). How Adults Enhance or Mess Up Children's Play. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association. (Jan. 2004). “Coping with Disasters through Play, Work, and Creative Arts.” Childhood Education. (Fall, 2005). “How playground regulations and standards are messing up children’s play.” Today’s Playground. (December, 2005).	Outdoor Play Equipment for Infants and Toddlers. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with Pei-San Brown, John sutterby, & James Therrell). (2000). The Relevance of Height for Child Development and Playground Safety. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with John Sutterby, Jim Therrell, Pei-San Brown, & Candra Thornton). (2001). The Developmental Benefits and Use Patterns of Overhead Equipment on Playgrounds. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with Pei-San Brown, Candra Thornton, John Sutterby, & James Therrell. (2001). The Nature and Benefits of Children's Climbing Behaviors. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with Pei-San Brown, Candra Thornton, & John Sutterby. (2002). The Nature and Benefits of Children's Swinging Behaviors. (with Pei-San Brown, John Sutterby, & Debra Wisneski. (2003).	"Play and Neuroscience." In M. B. Puckett, (Ed.). Room to Grow: How to Create Quality Early Childhood Environments. Austin, TX: Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. (with Pei-San Brown). (2002). “The Playground Movement in America.” In R. S. New & M. Cochran (Eds.). Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Co. (in press, 2005). “How to Build a Tire Swing." In S. Ettus (Ed.). The Experts Guide to Life at Home. New York: Random House. (2005). “Creating Play Environments for Early Childhood: Indoors and Out.” In B Spodek & O. Saracho. Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. (2006). (with John Sutterby). “Perspectives on Play and Playgrounds.” (2006). In Fromberg, D. P., & Bergen, D. Play from Birth to Twelve. New York: Routledge. 331-342. (with Irma Woods). “Genesis and evolution of American play and playgrounds.” (2007). In Sluss, D. J., & Jarrett, O.S. (Eds.) Investigating play in the 21st century. New York: University Press of America. 3-31. Frost, J. L. (2007). In Goodenough, E. (Ed.). An historical imperative to save play. Where do the children play? Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Television. 11-19.	Editorships Editorial Board, American Journal of Play. 2008- Playground Design Recognition Design consultant, San Antonio Zoo, Tiny Tots Nature Spot.

Books

Articles & Abstracts

Reports & Monographs

Chapters & Sections

Other Activities

A history of children's play and play environments : toward a contemporary child saving movement
New York, NY: Routledge 2010, 295pp.

Play and Child Development. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall/Merrill, 2001, 560pp. (Second ed. published in 2005; third ed. in preparation.) (with Sue Wortham and Stuart Reifel).

Children and Injuries. Tucson, AZ: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Co. 2001.

Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume I. (2003). Children and Poverty. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection.

Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume II. (2003). Early Childhood Education. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection.

Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume III. (2003). Play and Child Development. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection.

Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume IV. (2003). Creating Play Environments. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection. Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume V. (2003). Safety in Play Environments. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection.

Collected Papers by Joe L. Frost: Volume VI. (2003). Children in a Changing Society. San Antonio, TX: University of the Incarnate Word Special Library Collection.

The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds. Wheaton, MD: Association for Childhood Education International. (with Pei-San Brown, Candra Thornton, & John Sutterby. (2004).

A History of Children's Play and Play Environments: Toward a Contemporary Child Saving Movement. New York & London: Routledge Publishers. (2009)

"Does Height Matter?" Parks and Recreation. 37 (2002), 74 - 83. (with John Sutterby, Jim Therrell, Pei-San Brown, & Candra Thornton.)

Making Playgrounds Fit for Children and Children Fit on Playgrounds. Young Children. 57 (2002), 36 - 42. (with John Sutterby).

How Adults Enhance or Mess Up Children's Play. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association. (Jan. 2004).

“Coping with Disasters through Play, Work, and Creative Arts.” Childhood Education. (Fall, 2005).

“How playground regulations and standards are messing up children’s play.” Today’s Playground. (December, 2005).

Outdoor Play Equipment for Infants and Toddlers. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with Pei-San Brown, John sutterby, & James Therrell). (2000).

The Relevance of Height for Child Development and Playground Safety. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with John Sutterby, Jim Therrell, Pei-San Brown, & Candra Thornton). (2001).

The Developmental Benefits and Use Patterns of Overhead Equipment on Playgrounds. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with Pei-San Brown, Candra Thornton, John Sutterby, & James Therrell. (2001).

The Nature and Benefits of Children's Climbing Behaviors. Austin, TX: University of Texas. (with Pei-San Brown, Candra Thornton, & John Sutterby. (2002).

The Nature and Benefits of Children's Swinging Behaviors. (with Pei-San Brown, John Sutterby, & Debra Wisneski. (2003).

"Play and Neuroscience." In M. B. Puckett, (Ed.). Room to Grow: How to Create Quality Early Childhood Environments. Austin, TX: Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. (with Pei-San Brown). (2002).

“The Playground Movement in America.” In R. S. New & M. Cochran (Eds.). Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Co. (in press, 2005).

“How to Build a Tire Swing." In S. Ettus (Ed.). The Experts Guide to Life at Home. New York: Random House. (2005).

“Creating Play Environments for Early Childhood: Indoors and Out.” In B Spodek & O. Saracho. Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. (2006). (with John Sutterby).

“Perspectives on Play and Playgrounds.” (2006). In Fromberg, D. P., & Bergen, D. Play from Birth to Twelve. New York: Routledge. 331-342. (with Irma Woods).

“Genesis and evolution of American play and playgrounds.” (2007). In Sluss, D. J., & Jarrett, O.S. (Eds.) Investigating play in the 21st century. New York: University Press of America. 3-31.

Frost, J. L. (2007). In Goodenough, E. (Ed.). An historical imperative to save play. Where do the children play? Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Television. 11-19.

Editorships

Editorial Board, American Journal of Play. 2008-

Playground Design Recognition

Design consultant, San Antonio Zoo, Tiny Tots Nature Spot.