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Ciren, Baizhen – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
Kindergarten has the potential to influence children's food choices and habits at an early age and prevent nutrition-related diseases later in life. This paper comparatively analyzed the goals and requirements for kindergarten food and meal policies and guidelines in Norway and China based on the author's self-constructed 'NES' analytical…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Educational Policy, Guidelines
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Puccioni, Jaime; Baker, Erin Ruth; Froiland, John Mark – Infant and Child Development, 2019
The current study examines associations among parents' school readiness beliefs, home-based involvement, and measures of school readiness using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 (N = 13,999). A structural equation model was estimated, and results show that parents' school readiness beliefs and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Parent Attitudes, School Readiness, Correlation
Durak, Gürhan; Cankaya, Serkan; Yunkul, Eyup; Ozturk, Gülcan – Online Submission, 2017
Despite the widespread use of Social Learning Networks (SLNs), there is little research on the effectiveness of these sites in related literature. Therefore, there is a need for studies investigating but use of SLNs in educational environments and their effects on learners' academic achievements. In this study, the purpose was to investigate the…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Gallagher, Colleen – Language and Education, 2016
Recognizing the importance of academic language for students' success in schools, this article reports on an investigation of how narrative-focused literacy events in the classroom provide opportunities for academic language socialization. Data were collected from one public elementary school in a major metropolitan area in the Mid-Atlantic region…
Descriptors: Socialization, Academic Discourse, Classroom Communication, Kindergarten
Karen L. Bierman; Meghan E. McDoniel; John E. Loughlin-Presnal – Grantee Submission, 2019
Preschool parent interventions may produce downstream benefits if initial intervention gains are sustained and improve later socialization experiences. This study explored associations between initial effects of the REDI (Research-based Developmentally Informed) Parent program and later benefits. A randomized trial involving 200 Head Start…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Intervention, Educational Benefits, Socialization
Kascsak, Theresa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The development of social adjustment during elementary school is of critical importance because early socialization skills are an important predictor of both future social and emotional functioning. However, an examination of current literature reveals there is limited research utilizing sound research methodology and evaluation protocols for…
Descriptors: Play, Play Therapy, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development
Kingston, Skylar T.; Medlin, Richard G. – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of the present study was to compare empathy, altruism, moral reasoning, and prosocial behavior in home schooled children and children attending public schools, and to assess attitudes toward religion and values in their parents. Homeschooling parents were more concerned with teaching their children their values and religious beliefs,…
Descriptors: Empathy, Altruism, Moral Development, Home Schooling