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Prosocial Behavior in Early Childhood across Boys and Girls: Associations among Parent- and Teacher-Report and Child Behavior on the Dictator Game
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Simone E. Halliday; Franziska M. Dahinden; Tina Hascher – Early Education and Development, 2025
Research Findings: Prosocial behavior in early childhood can be assessed by various informants and methodologies, but the information each provides may differ in meaningful ways. The present study measured and compared young children's (N = 486; age: M = 48.51 months, SD = 8.22) prosocial behavior based on parent reports, teacher reports, and…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Young Children, Child Behavior, Parent Attitudes
Toddlers' Cortisol Levels in Childcare and at Home
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Kathrin Nystad; May Britt Drugli; Stian Lydersen; Håvard Horndalen Tveit; Ratib Lekhal; Elisabet Solheim Buøen – Early Education and Development, 2025
Research Findings: Measuring toddlers' cortisol levels both in childcare and at home and their relation to child- and childcare-related factors may help to identify stress-inducing childcare practices and children who are more vulnerable to stress in childcare. Accordingly, toddlers' (n = 320, 51.2% female, mean age = 26.8 months) cortisol levels…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Family Environment, Child Care Centers, Physiology
Cultural Difference in Conflict Management Strategies of Children and Its Development: Comparing 3- and 5-Year-Olds across China, Japan, and Korea
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Maruyama, Hiroki; Ujiie, Tatsuo; Takai, Jiro; Takahama, Yuko; Sakagami, Hiroko; Shibayama, Makoto; Fukumoto, Mayumi; Ninomiya, Katsumi; Hyang Ah, Park; Feng, Xiaoxia; Takatsuji, Chie; Hirose, Miwa; Kudo, Rei; Shima, Yoshihiro; Nakayama, Rumiko; Hamaie, Noriko; Zhang, Feng; Moriizumi, Satoshi – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in the development of conflict management strategies, focusing on 3- and 5-year-olds, through a comparison of 3 neighboring Asian cultures, those of China (n = 114), Japan (n = 98), and Korea (n = 90). The dual concern model of conflict management was adopted to probe which…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Conflict Resolution, Preschool Children, Asians
Preschool Contexts and Teacher Interactions: Relations with School Readiness
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Goble, Priscilla; Hanish, Laura D.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Eggum-Wilkens, Natalie D.; Foster, Stacie A.; Fabes, Richard A. – Early Education and Development, 2016
The majority of early education programs promote children's learning through a mix of experiences in child- and teacher-managed contexts. The current study examined time spent in child- and teacher-managed contexts and the nature of children's experiences with teachers in these contexts as they relate to children's skill development. Participants…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Educational Environment, School Readiness
Children's Behavioral Adjustment in Pre-Primary Schools in Tanzania: A Multilevel Approach
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Shavega, Theresia J.; Brugman, Daniel; van Tuijl, Cathy – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The present study concerns children's behavioral adjustment in the context of pre-primary schools in Tanzania. Twenty teachers and 320 children from 20 pre-primary schools participated in the study. Teacher-child relationships, children's behavioral adjustment, and teachers' cultural beliefs were reported by teachers; classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Nursery Schools
Nonsocial Play Patterns of Young Children with Communication Disorders: Implications for Behavioral Adaptation
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Guralnick, Michael J.; Hammond, Mary A.; Connor, Robert T. – Early Education and Development, 2006
It has been well established that young children with communication disorders (CD) have considerable difficulties interacting socially with peers in free-play settings. The central purpose of this study was to determine whether behavioral adaptations of children with CD could contribute to their peer interaction problems. To accomplish this, the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interaction, Family Characteristics, Familiarity