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Yang, Chao-Chun; Fan, Chih-Wen; Chen, Kuan-Ming; Hsu, Shih-Chi; Chien, Chin-Lung – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2018
Kindergarten teacher turnover is an important topic in education, especially in East Asia. Two approaches, the disease model and positive psychology perspective, are integrated to investigate kindergarten teachers' turnover intention, and the "happy/productive teacher" hypothesis that happy teachers have lower turnover intention is…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Faculty Mobility, Well Being, Stress Variables
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Okado, Yuko; Bierman, Karen L.; Welsh, Janet A. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Existing research suggests that parenting stress and demoralization, as well as provision of learning activities at home, significantly affect child school readiness. However, the degree to which these dimensions of parenting uniquely influence child school readiness remains unclear. Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Parents, Learning Activities
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Chien, Nina C.; Mistry, Rashmita S. – Child Development, 2013
The effects of geographic variations in cost of living and family income on children's academic achievement and social competence in first grade (mean age = 86.9 months) were examined, mediated through material hardship, parental investments, family stress, and school resources. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Family Income, Economic Climate, Interpersonal Competence