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Farkas, Chamarrita; Strasser, Katherine; Badilla, María Gabriela; Santelices, María Pía – Early Education and Development, 2017
Parental mentalizing, which is the capacity to understand behavior in terms of mental states and to reflect this back to a child through speech, is a key construct in child development. Adults with high mentalization promote children's secure attachment, mentalization and self-regulation. This study describes this competency in a sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Parent Child Relationship, Security (Psychology)
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Scales, Barbara; Perry, Jane; Tracy, Rebecca – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Three former teaching colleagues at the University of California's Harold E. Jones Child Study Center discuss an interpretative approach to child observation and assessment and how this approach was developed (1970s-2005) within this lab school's early childhood education setting. With teaching practice shaped and driven by a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Classroom Research, Interaction
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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
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Winsler, Adam – Early Education and Development, 2003
Discusses the relevance of Vygotsky's child development and educational theories to current theory, research, and practice, noting the increase in Vygotsky-related scholarship, and insights his theory offers for best pedagogical practices for cultural diversity and the role of the teacher. Lists Vygotsky-related ideas for understanding and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
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Diamond, Karen E.; Cooper, Dianna G. – Early Education and Development, 2000
Examined typically developing children's different ideas about the roles of the teachers, interventionists, and therapists in inclusive early childhood programs. Found that children not requiring therapists and interventionists did not know the names of specialists assisting their disabled peers. Children viewed teachers' roles as teaching…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Samaras, Anastasia P. – Early Education and Development, 1991
The effectiveness of specific dimensions of adult mediation on preschoolers' self-regulation of a model consultation strategy was evaluated using microcomputer puzzle tasks. Findings suggest that children's acquisition of the model consultation can improve over a short period of time with culturally mediated instruction. (Author/GLR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software