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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Children's play contributes to their overall development. Yet, not all types of play have the same effects. On the contrary, nonsocial play has been found to be correlated with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The present study had a twofold aim. On the one hand it aimed at assessing Greek preschool children's social and nonsocial…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Play
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Abu Taleb, Tagreed Fathi; AlZoubi, Rifa Rafe – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Children's social competence is an area of research that receives minimal attention from Jordanian researchers. It is important to investigate this area of development so as to provide parents with information about the nature of social competence and possible factors affecting its development. This research study examined Jordanian mothers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Social Development
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Öneren Sendil, Çagla; Tantekin Erden, Feyza – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This study investigated the differences in peer preference, gender and temperamental characteristics of children aged five to six in relation to their social competence (SC) and behavioural adaptation. The data were collected through the use of "Picture Sociometry Scale", "SC and Behaviour Evaluation Scale" and "Short…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Child Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales
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Richter, David; Lehrl, Simone; Weinert, Sabine – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The present paper was written under the auspices of the interdisciplinary research group "Educational Processes, Competence Development, and Selection Decisions at Preschool and Primary School Age (BiKS)" (FOR 543), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The surveys were conceptualised and supervised as part of the developmental…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Developmental Psychology, Financial Support, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Cugmas, Zlatka – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The purpose of this study was to develop the "observational scheme of child's free play in kindergarten" (OFP) and examine the associations between "child's attachment to his/her kindergarten teacher" (CAKT) and: (1) cognitive and social play behaviour, (2) child's contacts with his/her peers and teacher during free play…
Descriptors: Play, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship