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Fukkink, R. G. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Affective teacher-child relationships have frequently been investigated in school settings, but less attention has been devoted to these relationships in after-school care. This study explored caregiver- (N = 90) and child-informed reports (N = 90) of the affective caregiver-child relationship (N = 180 dyads) in Dutch after-school care, exploring…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Caregiver Child Relationship, After School Programs, Child Care
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Zhang, Jin; Liu, Yunyan; Hu, Tianqiang – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The meta-analysis presented in this paper was conducted with the aim of clarifying the differences in the research on the relationship between father involvement and problem behaviour among preschool children, and also to analyze the reasons behind these research differences. By applying a literature retrieval and screening strategy, 41 studies…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Student Behavior
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Howells, Kristy; Wellard, Ian; Woolf-May, Kate – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Objectives: This paper explores the impact of physical education (PE) lessons, focusing on children aged 6-7 years, an underrepresented age in physical activity research. Methods: 10 children wore Actigraph accelerometers recording physical activity throughout the school day (9 am until 3.10 pm), for a year. Repeated measures ANOVA analysed: type…
Descriptors: Young Children, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Students, Physical Education
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Olsen, Bent; Smeplass, Eli – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The article reports and reflects on a study of kindergarten staff member's gendered attitudes. The empirical part consists of answers to a questionnaire from some 700 staff members of all 80 kindergartens in two Danish municipalities. The theoretical approach is informed by the framework of Pierre Bourdieu and the Mary Douglas' Grid Group Cultural…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Gender Differences, Questionnaires, Values
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Pranoto, Yuli Kurniawati Sugiyo; Hong, Jianzhong – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The study aims at exploring Indonesian children's preferences in the choice of play companions that lead to their happiness. In total, 381 boys and 396 girls (aged 4-6 years old) participated in the study. We conducted a story-telling test to determine which play companions that lead to children's happiness and by using content analysis to…
Descriptors: Play, Gender Differences, Story Telling, Preferences
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Kolodziejczyk, Anna M.; Bosacki, Sandra L. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This study investigated the role of gender plays in the relation between children's theory of mind (ToM) and persuasion. We explored children's use of the belief information of the characters involved within a persuasive situation. In two studies, children (four- to eight-year-olds) performed a comic strip task that described a…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Persuasive Discourse, Gender Differences, Theory of Mind
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Keles, Sadiye; Yurt, Özlem – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The first aim of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Children's Playfulness Scale (CPS), which was developed to determine pre-school children's disposition towards play. The second aim is to test the effects of some variables on playfulness and whether such variables affect playfulness levels of children. About 196…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Preschool Children, Test Validity
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Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Though violence in schools is a highly topical issue, very few studies have examined the issue in early years classrooms in the Caribbean. Using Jamaica and Belize as case studies, four teachers were interviewed to ascertain how they respond to children from harsh ecological environments in which they teach. Using thematic analysis, the findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, Environmental Influences, Parenting Styles
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Schoppe-Sullivan, Sarah J.; Kotila, Letitia E.; Jia, Rongfang; Lang, Sarah N.; Bower, Daniel J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Self-report data from 112 two-parent families were used to compare levels and predictors of four types of mothers' and fathers' engagement with their preschool-aged children: socialisation, didactic, caregiving, and physical play. Mothers were more involved than fathers in socialisation, didactic, and caregiving, whereas fathers were more involved…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mothers, Fathers, Preschool Children
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Baker, Fiona S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Social Affairs has launched an initiative to revive traditional play so as to increase children's knowledge of the UAE's rich culture, traditions and heritage. Inspired by the initiative, this qualitative study is a synthesis of locally written historical accounts interlaced with 52 Emirati kindergarten…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Teaching Methods, Play
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Cameron, David Lansing; Kovac, Velibor Bobo – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Parents (n = 141) and preschool workers (n = 81) completed a survey regarding their perspectives towards: (a) the existence of bullying in preschool, (b) interpretations of bullying, (c) the roles of bullies and victims, and (d) gender differences. Findings suggest that both groups largely believe that bullying occurs in preschool. Excluding…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Role, Gender Differences
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Bougher-Muckian, Hilary R.; Root, Amy E.; Coogle, Christan Grygas; Floyd, Kimberly K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Parents play a critical role in the development of children's emotional competence; however, little research examines parents' emotion socialisation practices among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, we compared the emotion socialisation practices of parents of children with ASD and to those of parents of children that…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Emotional Response, Socialization, Children
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Honig, Alice Sterling; Zdunowski-Sjoblom, Nicole – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Family interviews were conducted with 28 7-12-year-old children who had experienced various forms of bullying and relational aggression by their peers, as well as with their parent and with an older sibling. Interviews explored possible supportive strategies of older siblings, parents, and teachers. All bullied children reported negative feelings…
Descriptors: Interviews, Children, Preadolescents, Bullying
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LaForett, Doré R.; Mendez, Julia L. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This study examined parents' developmentally appropriate beliefs about young children's play and parents' views on their child's play skills. This exploratory secondary data analysis was drawn from data on low-income African-American and Latino parents and their children (n = 109) participating in Head Start programmes in the USA. Compared with…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Parent Role, Learner Engagement
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Lynch, M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Drawing on data collected for a larger study investigating kindergarten teachers' online discussions of play, the present qualitative study examines teachers' discussions of gender. Findings suggest that teachers' project onto their kindergarten students many of their own gender prejudices about play. These teachers reinforced gendered attitudes…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Play, Kindergarten
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