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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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Malloy, Caitlin – Early Education and Development, 2019
This secondary analysis explored longitudinal associations between the concentration of shared-language peers and the development of prosocial and problem behavior in dual language learning (DLL) preschoolers from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Mixed-effects regression models were used to analyze year-end outcomes of 212 Spanish-speaking students…
Descriptors: Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, Spanish Speaking, Prosocial Behavior
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Neugebauer, Sabina; Sandilos, Lia; Coyne, Michael; McCoach, D. Betsy; Ware, Sharon – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: This study of kindergarten monolingual and Dual Language Learners (DLLs) (N=263; mean age = 63.40 months) and their teachers (N=27) found significant mean differences in the observed quality of language interactions in classrooms with differing proportions of DLLs. Teachers instructing in classrooms with higher numbers of DLLs…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Bilingualism, Kindergarten, Teacher Student Relationship