ERIC Number: EJ1059513
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-May
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Examining the Associations between Daily Caregiving Discontinuity and Children's Social-Emotional Outcomes
Le, Vi-Nhuan; Schaack, Diana; Setodji, Claude Messan
Developmental Psychology, v51 n5 p635-648 May 2015
Many child care centers temporarily move children and teachers in and out of their assigned classrooms throughout the day. Such practices create frequent discontinuity in children's experiences in child care, including discontinuity in their peer and teacher relationships. This study examined the prevalence and patterns of teacher and child movement between classrooms, the characteristics of teachers and children who were more likely to move between classrooms on a daily basis, and the associations between children's and teachers' rate of daily movement between classrooms with children's social-emotional outcomes. A moderate to high prevalence of child and teacher movement between classrooms was observed (29% and 83%, respectively). Children who were younger, considered solitary, and who had been enrolled in their classroom for shorter periods of time were less likely to transition between classrooms. Children's rate of movement was a positive predictor of teachers' perceived conflict with children in their care, and a negative predictor of teachers' perceived closeness. In addition, the more frequently teachers moved, the less children were inclined to indicate liking their teachers or centers. However, the more frequently children moved, the more likely children were to indicate liking their peers and for their peers to indicate liking them. Results are interpreted in light of additional research avenues that can inform sensible daily teacher continuity practices.
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Correlation, Child Caregivers, Child Care Centers, Incidence, Mobility, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Age Differences, Predictor Variables, Conflict, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Student Adjustment, Preschool Children, Surveys, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Family Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Preschool Education, Teacher Qualifications, Rating Scales, Teacher Student Ratio, Observation, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; Classroom Behavior Inventory; Student Teacher Relationship Scale
Grant or Contract Numbers: R03 HD053455
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