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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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Thierry, Karen L.; Vincent, Rhonda L.; Norris, Karen – Early Education and Development, 2022
This study examined teacher characteristics associated with the fidelity of implementation of a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, known as Settle Your Glitter. Prekindergarten through first-grade teachers (N = 60; 52% African American, 30% White, 18% Hispanic/Latinx) from seven schools were observed delivering lessons during the first…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Fidelity, Curriculum Implementation, Social Emotional Learning
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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
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Ranz-Smith, Deborah J. – Early Education and Development, 2007
The value of play seems inherent to the understandings of early childhood, but teachers of young children in the elementary grades have rarely been studied as to their attitudes toward play (Wing, 1995). The research explored teacher perceptions of the role of play in learning and the implications for practice. The study involved 4 first-grade…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Young Children, Play, Teacher Attitudes