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Peer reviewedKlein, Helen Altman; Ballantine, Jeanne H. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1991
Assessed U.S., English, Israeli, and Japanese teachers' views of the ideal temperaments of children. Teachers in the U.S. and England had the most similar views, whereas those in Israel were most divergent. Differences and similarities of teacher's views are discussed in terms of eight dimensions of temperament. (BB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKlein, Helen Altman – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
Compared the relationship of temperament to adjustment in Israeli and American early childhood group care centers. Cross-cultural differences in the ideals held by caregivers and their judgment of actual children were found. The relationship between temperament and adjustment differed between the two groups. Suggested that the "fit"…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Child Caregivers
