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Observed Differences between Early Childhood Programs in the U.S. and Korea: Reflections of "Developmentally Appropriate Practices" in Two Cultural Contexts
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Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Lee, Young; Allhusen, Virginia D.; Kim, Myoung Soon; McDowell, David J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
Ninety children from South Korea and 119 children from the United States were observed in early childhood programs, and differences in classroom environments and teachers' and children's behavior in the two countries were identified. In both countries, there was evidence that preschool education is guided by ideas about "developmentally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Cultural Context, Classroom Environment
Parental Ratings of Behavioral Adjustment in Two Samples of Adopted Chinese Girls: Age-Related Versus Socio-Emotional Correlates and Predictors
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Tan, Tony Xing; Marfo, Kofi – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
Parental ratings of 695 adopted Chinese girls' internalizing, externalizing, and total problem behaviors were analyzed in 4 stages to: (1) Compare adjustment profiles of Chinese adoptee samples with relevant US normative data; (2) analyze age differences in behavioral adjustment differences of Chinese adoptees; (3) examine interrelationships among…
Descriptors: Females, Behavior Problems, Age Differences, Rejection (Psychology)