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Aruna Wu; Yue Tian; Shuo Chen; Liying Cui – Early Education and Development, 2024
"Research Findings:" Playfulness is an important personality tendency with an important role in the well-being, mental health, and various other aspects of an individual's life. Previous studies have shown that the development of children's playfulness is related to parents' playfulness. However, limited research has been conducted on…
Descriptors: Parents, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
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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
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Jayasuriya, Avanthi; Williams, Marcia; Edwards, Todd; Tandon, Pooja – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Outdoor play is important for children's health and development, yet many preschool-age children in child care settings do not receive the recommended 60 min/day of outdoor play. Child care providers have previously described parent-related barriers to increasing outdoor playtime, including parents not providing appropriate…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Child Development, Barriers
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Niklas, Frank; Cohrssen, Caroline; Tayler, Collette – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Young children develop numeracy competencies during interactions with more knowledgeable others. Such interactions typically occur in the home numeracy environment (HNE). In this study a nonintensive intervention procedure was developed to improve both the HNE and numerical competencies. All parents of 113 Australian children…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Family Environment