Drawing on the bioecological theory developed by Bronfenbrenner, the researchers of this study examined four environmental systems--microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem--for gifted children in Israel as perceived by their parents, focusing on a comparison between rural and central contexts. The rural context comprises peripheral…

The increased scope and percentage of children being homeschooled raise questions about the impact of this framework on the child's world. One of the issues that has not been adequately studied with regard to homeschooling is whether the emotional and personal problems of parents have greater impact on children who are homeschooled. The present…

Conceptualizing numbers as discursive constructs generated in, and for the sake of, communication, we investigated the development of the numerical discourse of Milo, a boy who was 2 years and 8 months old when we first met him and whom we then followed for 18 months. Our analyses of the child's evolving responses to the question "Where is…

The present study aims to examine the relationship between developmental language deficit and children's creative ability. For this purpose, we compared the performance of preschool children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) on general and mathematic creativity tests with that of typically developing children. The findings demonstrated that…

The study examined intuitive perceptions of early childhood education students regarding education and care of children from birth to age 3 in Jewish and Arab societies. Research included 182 education students majoring in early childhood at three Israeli colleges. Data were collected via a questionnaire covering five topics: What is the most…

Background: The social-ecological environment of undocumented children of migrant workers includes varying levels of risk factors. Growing up in these conditions compromises children's development on all levels. Many of these children are in need of psychotherapy, however, due to limited resources, only a few of them receive mental health aid.…

This study of Israeli and American preadolescent children examined characteristics of friendship in 44 children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) compared to 38 typically developing children (TYP), as they interacted with a close friend Participants were 8-12 years of age (HFASD: Israel, n = 24; USA, n = 20; TYP: Israel, n =…

This interview study investigated mothers', fathers', and first-born children's ideas about child development among Palestinians in an urban Israeli community. Findings indicated that parents of first-born girls emphasized school-related skills, independence, politeness, and compliance as most important for girls, whereas parents of first-born…

Examines the relationships between childrearing environments, adult control behaviors, and children's compliance and violation in Israeli town and Kibbutz children. (HOD)

Examines the relative adjustment of Kibbutz and city children in Israel. The Kibbutz is a collective farm or rural settlement in Israel. Hypothesis that Kibbutz-adopted children would show better adjustment is not supported by the study. Indicates that no differences exists in the adjustment between adopted children of the Kibbutz and adopted…

Examines the relations among reciprocal nominations, reciprocal rejections, and loneliness among children with learning disorders (LD). Reveals that sense of coherence, peer reciprocal rejection, and conception of friendship qualities predicted loneliness. Discusses the examination of intra- and interpersonal variables in understanding loneliness…

This report presents comparative data on standards and regulations for child care programs in Europe, Canada, Israel. Three models of child care systems are identified, and their implementation in eleven countries is described. Model I, the "anglo-American" model implemented in the United Kingdom and Canada, includes two or more parallel…

In the Yemenite and Kurdish communities in Israel, the modernization of infant-rearing ideologies was investigated through interviews of grandmothers and granddaughters. Interviews focused on prenatal care and fetal development, delivery and treatment of the participant, and infant care and expectations for development. (Author/MP)

Noting that patterns of childrearing are highly variable across the human species, this book explores the developmental processes of infancy over a wide range of cultural and social environments. By presenting multiple alternative examples of the context of infant development, the book attempts to stimulate continued discussion on the ways in…