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Wu, Jianfen; Lin, Wenqi; Ni, Lingjun – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: This study compared the peer interaction patterns in mixed-age and same-age Chinese preschool classrooms using videotaped behavioral observations. A total of 179 children (ages 3-6) from three mixed-age classes and three same-age classes were involved in this study. A total of 170 valid videos were obtained, including 85 videos…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children
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Monica S. Lu; Jessica E. Whittaker; Erik Ruzek; Robert C. Pianta; Virginia E. Vitiello – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The present study examines the unique and joint effects of individual teacher-child relationships and overall quality of teacher-child interactions on the motivation of 2,745 kindergarten children (51% girls; ages 5--6) from an ethnically and linguistically diverse county. Teachers reported the closeness and conflict in their…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Motivation, Gender Differences
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Hu, Bi Ying; Fan, Xitao; Wu, Yan; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Song, Zhanmei – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: Growing international evidence points to high-quality teacher-child interactions in early learning environments as key contributors to children's learning and development. Little is known, however, about the longitudinal effects of these experiences, particularly in the Chinese context. In this study, we addressed the question…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
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Morris, Carol A. S.; Denham, Susanne A.; Bassett, Hideko H.; Curby, Timothy W. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: Utilizing a 3-part model of emotion socialization that included modeling, contingent responding, and teaching, this study examined the associations between 44 teachers' self-reported and observed emotion socialization practices and 326 preschoolers' emotion knowledge and observed emotional behavior. Multilevel analyses…
Descriptors: Correlation, Emotional Development, Socialization, Preschool Teachers
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Tisak, Marie S.; Holub, Shayla C.; Tisak, John – Early Education and Development, 2007
The present study investigated 42 preschool children's ideas of what constitute "nice" behaviors on the part of their male and female peers, both at home and at school. Children were individually interviewed and asked to describe nice behaviors same-age peers do for others. A total of 285 distinct social behaviors were generated by the children…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship
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Estrem, Theresa L. – Early Education and Development, 2005
This study examined the relation between language skills, gender, and relational/physical aggression. Language skills of 100 preschoolers were assessed with 3 standardized instruments. Relational/physical aggression was rated by the children's teachers. Results indicated that relational and physical aggression tended to increase as language scores…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Receptive Language, Gender Differences, Expressive Language