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Harkness, Sara; Super, Charles M.; Bonichini, Sabrina; Bermudez, Moises Rios; Mavridis, Caroline; van Schaik, Saskia D. M.; Tomkunas, Alexandria; Palacios, Jesús – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
Recent years have witnessed increasing attention to early childhood education and care as a foundation for children's successful development in school and beyond. The great majority of children in postindustrial societies now attend preschools or daycare, making this setting a major part of their culturally constructed developmental niches.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Preschools, Parents
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Brody, David L.; Scheiner, Esther Y.; Dimri Ben Ari, Mordechai; Tzadok, Yair; van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina Maria; Lepola, Janne – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This international study compared motivational tendencies among pre-school children from Israel, Finland and the Netherlands. Teachers were asked to rate students' behaviours during semi-structured tasks using the Child Behaviour Motivational Scale (CBeMo) which measures task orientation, task avoidance, and social dependence. Motivational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Student Motivation, Cultural Differences
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González-Moreira, Alba; Ferreira, Camino; Vidal, Javier – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
The educational transition between early childhood education and primary education is a complex moment of change with repercussions throughout the academic life of the students. For this reason, it is important to seek continuity between both educational stages. A successful transition produces for the social, cognitive and emotional well-being of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries
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Harkness, Sara; Super, Charles M. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
The seven papers in this issue address a variety of challenges that parents in several different cultural places encounter as they do their best to ensure their children's safe, happy, and successful development from infancy through middle childhood: infant sleep, developmental agendas, temperament, preschools, academic success, and learning to be…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Barriers, Cultural Differences, Child Development
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Paik, Jae H.; van Gelderen, Loes; Gonzales, Manuel; de Jong, Peter F.; Hayes, Michael – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2011
East Asian children have consistently outperformed children from other nations on mathematical tests. However, most previous cross-cultural studies mainly compared East Asian countries and the United States and have largely ignored cultures from other parts of the world. The present study explored cultural differences in young children's early…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills
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van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina; Prakke, Bette; Konig, Anke; Goorhuis, Suzanne – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2010
This study compares the attitudes of preschool teachers and students between the Netherlands and Germany towards typical play activities in preschool. The data were responses to short video clips of preschool children's play and elicited the respondents' attitudes through questionnaires. The data were analysed by classifying the written responses…
Descriptors: Play, Student Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Preschool Children
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Konig, Anke; van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina Maria – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
This study explores educators' reflections on professional childcare practice in different national contexts. The data were collected by showing video clips of classroom activities in Japanese, Dutch and German pre-schools to experienced German and Dutch pre-school teachers. The clips were used to elicit their opinions on playing and learning in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Cross Cultural Studies