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How Are Preservice Early Childhood Professionals' Mindfulness, Reflective Practice Beliefs, and Individual Characteristics Associated with Their Developmentally Supportive Responses to Infants and Toddlers?
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Virmani, Elita Amini; Hatton-Bowers, Holly; Lombardi, Caitlin McPherran; Decker, Kalli B.; King, Elizabeth K.; Plata-Potter, Sandra I.; Vallotton, Claire D. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Although the social-emotional competence of preservice early childhood professionals (ECPs) has been associated with the quality of their interactions with young children, there is limited understanding of these associations during preservice training. Utilizing a sample of students with career goals in early childhood (N=473), we examined the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Metacognition, Reflection
Relations of Early Childhood Education Teachers' Depressive Symptoms, Job-Related Stress, and Professional Motivation to Beliefs about Children and Teaching Practices
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Jeon, Hyun-Joo; Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Walsh, Bridget; Burnham, Melissa M.; Choi, Yun-Jung – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: This study used teacher questionnaires to investigate the relationships of early childhood education teachers' depressive symptoms, professional motivation, and job-related stress to their beliefs about children and teaching practices. Teachers (N = 207) were recruited from early childhood education programs in the southern…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables
Predictors of Global Quality in Family Child Care Homes: Structural and Belief Characteristics
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Hughes-Belding, Kere; Hegland, Susan; Stein, Amanda; Sideris, John; Bryant, Donna – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: With a substantial number of young children receiving care in family child care settings, an examination of the characteristics, both structural and attitudinal, that predict program quality is warranted. The current study examines gaps in the research by examining both structural characteristics and provider beliefs that…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Predictor Variables, Educational Quality, Child Care