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Contributing Factors to South Korean Early Childhood Educators' Strategies for Addressing Children's Challenging Behaviors
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Kim, Yeon Ha; Stormont, Melissa; Espinosa, Linda – Journal of Early Intervention, 2009
Early childhood educators should be prepared to intervene when children demonstrate challenging behaviors. Researchers have reported many factors that may influence teachers' behavior management strategies. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among specific program, teacher, and child factors and teachers'…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Young Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Foreign Countries
Observed Differences between Early Childhood Programs in the U.S. and Korea: Reflections of "Developmentally Appropriate Practices" in Two Cultural Contexts
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Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Lee, Young; Allhusen, Virginia D.; Kim, Myoung Soon; McDowell, David J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
Ninety children from South Korea and 119 children from the United States were observed in early childhood programs, and differences in classroom environments and teachers' and children's behavior in the two countries were identified. In both countries, there was evidence that preschool education is guided by ideas about "developmentally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Cultural Context, Classroom Environment