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Peer Interaction Patterns in Mixed-Age and Same-Age Chinese Kindergarten Classrooms: An Observation-Based Analysis
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Wu, Jianfen; Lin, Wenqi; Ni, Lingjun – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: This study compared the peer interaction patterns in mixed-age and same-age Chinese preschool classrooms using videotaped behavioral observations. A total of 179 children (ages 3-6) from three mixed-age classes and three same-age classes were involved in this study. A total of 170 valid videos were obtained, including 85 videos…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children
A Majority-World Perspective on Early Childhood Teachers' Understanding of Children's Social-Emotional Development: An Exploratory, Cross-National Study in Nepal and Kenya
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Thapa, Sapna; Nganga, Lydiah; Madrid Akpovo, Samara – Early Education and Development, 2022
This exploratory, cross-national research study investigated how ten female early childhood educators, five in Nepal and five in Kenya, understood and defined young children's socio-emotional development (SED). Research Findings: Revealed that teachers' understandings of SED were influenced by several factors such as ethno-culture, language, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Social Emotional Learning, Child Development
Children's Narrative Retells: The Influence of Character Realism and Storybook Theme on Central and Peripheral Detail
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Samantha J. Russell; J. Jessica Wang; Kate Cain – Early Education and Development, 2024
Research Findings: Anthropomorphized animal characters have been associated with negative influences on educational outcomes for young children, for example story comprehension and prosocial learning from moral tales. In this study we investigate how character realism and moral theme influence young children's recall of the story content. Retells…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Story Reading, Childrens Literature, Animals
Parental Behaviors and Involvement in Children's Digital Activities among Israeli Jewish and Arab Families during the COVID-19 Lockdown
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Meoded Karabanov, Galia; Asaf, Merav; Ziv, Margalit; Aram, Dorit – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: The study explored everyday parenting behaviors and their relations to parents' involvement in their children's digital activities during the COVID-19 lockdown, among Israeli Jewish and Arab parents of young children. We studied parents' behaviors through the prism of the Parenting Pentagon Model (PPM), which integrates five…
Descriptors: Arabs, Jews, Parent Participation, COVID-19
A Study of Early Childhood Mathematics Teaching in the United States and China
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Li, Xia; Chi, Liping; DeBey, Mary; Baroody, Arthur J. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The present study involved using a questionnaire to investigate the mathematics teaching practices of 74 U.S. and 67 Chinese early childhood teachers. Quantitative and qualitative analyses yielded several key findings. First, U.S. teachers are less intentional in mathematics teaching than their Chinese counterparts.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Instruction, Questionnaires, Educational Practices
Assessment of Early Childcare Programs in Jordan
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Al-Omari, Aieman A.; Ihmeideh, Fathi M.; Al-Dababneh, Khouloud A. – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: Forty-five child caregivers and 120 parents participated in this study to examine perceptions of childcare programs in Jordan. The researchers developed a questionnaire that consisted of 6 dimensions: health, education, parent-caregiver relationship, facilities, building/landscape, and playground. Moreover, interviews with 10…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Evaluation