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Exploring Children's Thinking with and about Numbers from a Resources-Based Approach
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Scheuer, Nora; Santamaria, Flavia Irene; Echenique, Mónica Haydée – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The aim of this study is to achieve a deeper understanding of the repertoire of cognitive resources children can display in the process of learning numbers. Forty-two children attending Age 4 Kindergarten Class or Year-One in Argentina were individually interviewed, based on a semi-structured script requiring them to represent definite and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Kindergarten
Playing at Violence: Lock-down Drills, "Bad Guys" and the Construction of "Acceptable" Play in Early Childhood
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Delaney, Katherine K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This study examines how acceptable play was framed for a class of pre-Kindergarten children by their teacher and classroom aide. Using comic subjectivity theory [Zupancic, A. (2008). "The odd one in: On comedy." Cambridge: MIT Press], the author explores how children's playing at pretend violence (bad guy and pretend gun play) is…
Descriptors: Play, Violence, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Arab American Parents' Perceptions of Their Children's Experience in the USA: A Qualitative Study
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Ahmad, Jamal – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine Arab American parents' perceptions of difficulties their children experience in the USA. Both Arab American children born outside the USA who later moved to the country and children born in the USA to Arab parents were examined. Fifty Arab American families were interviewed in two areas in the State of…
Descriptors: Arabs, North Americans, Acculturation, Interviews
Fathers of Children with Autism: Perceived Roles, Responsibilities, and Support Needs
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Meadan, Hedda; Stoner, Julia B.; Angell, Maureen E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Emphasis on families' involvement in the education of children with disabilities is evident in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and in published best practices. However, most of the research related to families of children with disabilities has focused on mothers' experiences, involvement, and needs. There is limited…
Descriptors: Fathers, Autism, Parent Responsibility, Parent Role
"Helping Us Find Our Own Selves": Exploring Father-Role Construction and Early Childhood Programme Engagement
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Anderson, S.; Aller, T. B.; Piercy, K. W.; Roggman, L. A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Early childhood programmes (ECPs) serving children from low-income families are becoming increasingly interested in engaging fathers. The purpose of this study was to examine perspectives of diverse fathers with low incomes to more fully understand how their experiences within an ECP influenced father-role construction and facilitated their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Father Attitudes, Fathers, Parent Role
The Type of Curriculum Activities Implemented in Jordanian Preschools
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Ahmad, Jamal; Fayez, Merfat; Al-Zboon, Eman Khleif – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This study aimed to ascertain the nature of curriculum activities in Jordanian preschools. Fifteen preschools participated in the study. Data were collected by observing the children in their daily routines, as well as analysing their writings and drawings. Data were translated from Arabic to English before analysing it. Four main categories were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Observation