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Download full textKontos, Susan; Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda – 2002
It is generally agreed that because so much basic early learning occurs through interactive experiences when children are very young, the quality of teacher-child interactions contributes substantially to effects of group care and preschool education on children. Thus it is important to know if specialized teacher education in early childhood…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Interaction
Peer reviewedKontos, Susan; Howes, Carollee; Shinn, Marybeth; Galinsky, Ellen – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
Observed provider behavior, children's activities, and child care environment for correlations concerning the effect of ethnicity and income on children's experiences. Found that the majority of very low income children were in child care of inadequate quality. Latino preferences for relative care versus child care were supported. No interaction…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Day Care, Ethnicity, Family Caregivers
Kontos, Susan; Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda – 2003
It is generally agreed that because so much basic early learning occurs through interactive experiences when children are very young, the quality of teacher-child interactions contributes substantially to effects of group care and preschool education on children. Thus it is important to know if specialized teacher education in early childhood…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Interaction
Direct linkWachs, Theodore D.; Gurkas, Pinar; Kontos, Susan – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
Working within a person-process-context framework, we investigated the relation of the level of preschool children's compliance to child temperament, caregiver-child interaction in the child care setting, child care quality, and contextual chaos. Participants were 86 preschoolers and their teachers. Our database included both questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Predictor Variables, Compliance (Psychology), Child Behavior
Kontos, Susan – 1992
Because of the increased attention to family day care resulting from several state and national initiatives to improve quality, there is a need for a solid knowledge base about family day care. This book examines recent research on family day care. The book is divided into six chapters according to focus. Chapter 1 examines the ecology of family…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Behavior, Child Caregivers
Peer reviewedKontos, Susan; Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda – Young Children, 1997
Reviews research demonstrating a positive relationship between children's quality interactions with teachers and their enhanced cognitive, socio-emotional, and language development. Discusses most frequently studied aspects of teacher behavior including roles, sensitivity/detachment, involvement and teacher talk. Describes influences on…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs
