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Jacob B. Castleberry; Kevin M. Clark – Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, 2020
Philosophy for Children (P4C) is an educational program founded by Matthew Lipman and Ann Sharp in the 1970s to improve judgment in children by sharpening their critical, creative, and caring thinking skills. As children's engagement in philosophical dialogue is an essential component of the program, the teacher has a facilitative, rather than an…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Children, Teacher Student Relationship, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Svalberg, Agneta M.-L. – Language Awareness, 2018
The paper discusses how learner engagement in language learning settings has been conceived of and investigated in the past decade. Whilst a cognitive focus used to predominate in research on language learners' engagement, the importance of affective (and social) factors is increasingly recognised. The paper interrogates 'engagement' in the…
Descriptors: Language Research, Learner Engagement, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning
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Ytterhus, Borgunn; Wendelborg, Christian; Lundeby, Hege – Disability & Society, 2008
This article explores turning points and transitions emerging in the life course of children with disabilities and their parents. Through in-depth interviews with parents we found that a change appears in disabled children's social participation and belonging, at approximately eight years of age for children with learning difficulties and at…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Disabilities, Children, Parents
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Karatekin, Canan; Marcus, David J.; White, Tonya – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2007
The goal of this study was to examine incidental and intentional spatial sequence learning during middle childhood and adolescence. We tested four age groups (8-10 years, 11-13 years, 14-17 years, and young adults [18+ years]) on a serial reaction time task and used manual and oculomotor measures to examine incidental sequence learning.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intentional Learning, Incidental Learning, Children
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Gregory, Alice M.; Rijsdijk, Fruhling V.; Eley, Thalia C. – Child Development, 2006
This study examines frequency, overlap, and genetic and environmental influences on sleep difficulties, which are understudied in school-aged children. The Sleep Self Report and the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire were completed by 300 twin pairs (aged 8 years) and their parents. Child report suggested more frequent sleep problems than…
Descriptors: Sleep, Children, Genetics, Environmental Influences
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Crockett, Lisa J.; Raffaelli, Marcela; Shen, Yuh-Ling – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2006
The linkages between self-regulation in childhood, risk proneness in early adolescence, and risky sexual behavior in mid-adolescence were examined in a cohort of children (N=518) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The possible mediating role of two early adolescent variables (substance use and negative peer pressure) was also…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Risk, Children, Early Adolescents
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McKown, Clark – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
A content analysis of interviews with an ethnically diverse group of 202 children aged 6 to 10 describes what children think racism is, and examines associations between age, ethnicity, and children's thinking about racism. Children's narratives capture many dimensions of racism, including stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and ethnic…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Racial Bias, Cognitive Structures, Children