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Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan Hemdan; Al-Qaryouti, Ibrahim Amin – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore whether preschool teachers' self-reported beliefs could predict their self-reported practices about developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). A related purpose was to examine whether classroom size and teachers' experience are significant predictors of their self-reported beliefs and practices. A total…
Descriptors: Correlation, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Byers-Heinlein, Krista; Garcia, Bianca – Developmental Science, 2015
Young children engage in essentialist reasoning about natural kinds, believing that many traits are innately determined. This study investigated whether personal experience with second language acquisition could alter children's essentialist biases. In a switched-at-birth paradigm, 5- and 6-year-old monolingual and simultaneous bilingual…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Childhood Attitudes, Bilingualism, Young Children
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Trivette, Carol M.; Raab, Melinda; Dunst, Carl J. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
Factors associated with Head Start staff participation in a classroom-based professional development project to promote their use of evidence-based child learning opportunity practices and evidence-based responsive teaching procedures were examined in a study of 36 teachers and teacher assistants in 19 different classrooms. The factors…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Assistants
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Shernoff, Elisa S.; Hill, Carri; Danis, Barbara; Leventhal, Bennett L.; Wakschlag, Lauren S. – Infants and Young Children, 2014
Comprehensive assessments that include parents and teachers are essential when assessing young children vulnerable to emotional and behavioral problems given the multiple systems and contexts that influence and support optimal development (U. Bronfenbrenner & P. A. Morris, 2006; M. J. Guralnick, 2011). However, more data complicate clinical…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Evaluation Methods, Parent Role, Teacher Role
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Algozzine, Bob; Babb, Julie; Algozzine, Kate; Mraz, Maryann; Kissel, Brian; Spano, Sedra; Foxworth, Kimberly – NHSA Dialog, 2011
We evaluated an Early Childhood Educator Professional Development (ECEPD) project that provided high-quality, sustained, and intensive professional development designed to support developmentally appropriate instruction for preschool-age children based on the best available research on early childhood pedagogy, child development, and preschool…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Comparative Analysis, Professional Development, Child Development