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Kluczniok, Katharina – SAGE Open, 2017
The present study examines the impact of family risk factors (e.g., migration background, poverty) in early childhood on children's numeracy skills during preschool in Germany, and if these relations are mediated through the quality of the home learning environment. The data used for this research were collected using the longitudinal study…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Family Environment, Predictor Variables, Young Children
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Perlman, Michal; Kankesan, Tharsni; Zhang, Jing – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Preschool-aged children are aware of differences in the race and abilities of the people around them. Given this awareness it is important to promote children's acceptance of diversity in the preschool period. The goals of this study were to assess the extent to which child care centres provide diversity instruction through classroom activities,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Child Care, Student Diversity
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Sylva, Kathy; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Taggart, Brenda; Sammons, Pam; Melhuish, Edward; Elliot, Karen; Totsika, Vasiliki – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
This paper explores the relationship between "process" quality characteristics in English pre-school centres and the developmental progress made by children between the ages of 3-5 years. A nationally representative sample of 141 English pre-schools participated in this study with longitudinal pre- and post-test measures taken from 2857…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Rating Scales, Young Children, Educational Quality