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Direct linkYeh, Chia Jung; Ballard, Sharon; Bian, Hui; Singh, Ajay; Chung, Chih-hung; Hwang, Shann Hwa; Moore, Lin; Samermit, Potchanat; Thongsaeng, Pimara – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This research study recruited 107 fathers from the United States (n = 31), Taiwan (n = 36), and Thailand (n = 37) to examine fathers' involvement in daily caregiving and engagement tasks, as well as fathers' accessibility to their infant(s) during weekdays and the weekend. Results indicated that the most influential demographic variables on father…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fathers, Parent Participation, Infants
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
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
A Comparative Study of Childcare in Japan and the USA: Who Needs to Take Care of Our Young Children?
Izumi-Taylor, Satomi; Lee, Yu-Yuan; Franceschini, Louis, III – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in the perceptions of childcare among early childhood teachers in Japan and the USA. Participants consisted of 278 Japanese early childhood teachers (10 males and 268 females) on the Japanese mainland and 78 American early childhood teachers (5 males and 73 females) in the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedTulananda, Oracha; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Using the Paternal Involvement in Childcare Index, examined father involvement in caregiving and the socialization of preschool-age children in 40 Thai and 24 American families. American fathers were more likely than Thai fathers to be involved in child care and the socialization of their children. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Fathers
Peer reviewedPress, Billie K. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Compares family life, child rearing, and education in the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1980s. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Education
Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
A review of research on fathering and research on men employed in work with young children in centers and in elementary schools emphasises the importance of positive male engagement with young children for their optimal development. Research also reveals the complexity of studying these relationships and the barriers in families and in society…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Young Children, Males, Child Care
Peer reviewedMcCollum, Jeanette A.; Chen, Yu-Jun – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
A study compared Euro-American and Taiwanese mothers' descriptions of the social competence benefits of early parent-child interaction and what they do during interactions to achieve these benefits. Visual analysis of probability patterns indicated that mothers in each group thought somewhat differently about their roles in developing different…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence
