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"Your Lunch Pail Is Silly!" Children's and Teachers' Views on Teasing
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Harwood, Debra; Copfer, Sarah – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
What is childhood like today? Is it a world fraught with endless joy, fun, and games, or are children experiencing a much different reality? A child's social interactions can be a source of great enjoyment and are essential to early development. Conversely, young children routinely experience tension, ambiguity, and conflict as they navigate the…
Descriptors: Bullying, Peer Relationship, Qualitative Research, Young Children
Two Decades of Funded Research Goals and Achievements on Inquiry by the High Ability and Inquiry Research Group (HAIR) at McGill University
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Gube, Maren; Shore, Bruce M. – Online Submission, 2018
From the 1990s until 2017 the High Ability and Inquiry Research Group (HAIR) at McGill University in Montreal, received C$1.3M in research funds from Canadian, Quebec, and US agencies to support its research and graduate training in education and educational psychology. Their research encompassed two principal areas, Inquiry in Education and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Educational Objectives, Academic Ability
Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood
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Kingsbury, Mila; Coplan, Robert J.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda – Social Development, 2013
The purpose of the current study was to test a conceptual model of the mediated and moderated associations among shyness, coping strategies, and socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Participants were 358 children (177 boys) aged 9-13 years (M = 10.16 years, SD = 0.95). Children completed self-report assessments of shyness, coping style…
Descriptors: Shyness, Coping, Stress Variables, Behavior Problems
Reciprocal and Complementary Sibling Interactions, Relationship Quality and Socio-Emotional Problem Solving
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Karos, Leigh Karavasilis; Howe, Nina; Aquan-Assee, Jasmin – Infant and Child Development, 2007
Associations between reciprocal and complementary sibling interactions, sibling relationship quality, and children's socio-emotional problem solving were examined in 40 grade 5-6 children (M age = 11.5 years) from middle class, Caucasian, Canadian families using a multi-method approach (i.e. interviews, self-report questionnaires, daily diary…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Problem Solving
What Makes Exemplary Kindergarten Programs Effective? = Les programmes exemplaires de jardins d'enfants.
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Corter, Carl, Ed.; Park, Norman W., Ed. – 1993
A study identified and analyzed exemplary and effective programs available in Canada for kindergarten students. The broad-based research team included members from faculties of education, boards of education, early childhood education programs, a research consulting firm, child development researchers, and teacher-practitioners. The study began…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
Experiences in Decision Making. Elementary Social Studies Handbook.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1971
This handbook is based upon a new social studies curriculum designed to give students guided experience in the responsible use of personal freedom. The new approach seeks to provide actual experience in the making of choices and judgements in order to improve man's relationship to his social and physical environment. Thus, the new social studies…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides