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McEvilly, Nollaig; Verheul, Martine; Atencio, Matthew – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
This paper focuses on one aspect of a qualitative study concerned with investigating the place and meaning of "physical education" to practitioners and children at three preschools in Scotland. We examine the ways in which the participants engaged with discourses related to physical activity and health in order to construct their…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Physical Activities
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Moreno, Amanda J.; Shwayder, Irena; Friedman, Ilana Dvorin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
Executive function (EF) encompasses higher-order mental processes necessary for the conscious control of thought and action in the service of goals. Once thought not to apply to children at all, EF is now at the center of a burgeoning body of research on young children over the last 10-15 years indicating that it is a critical foundation of school…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Executive Function, School Readiness, Literature Reviews
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Sung, Jihyun – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2018
Background: Despite widespread use of digital toys, research evidence of how a digital toy's features affect children's development and the nature of parent-child interactions during play is limited. Objective: The present study aimed to examine how mother-child dyads experience a traditional stuffed toy and an animated digital toy by comparing…
Descriptors: Toys, Mothers, Play, Parent Child Relationship
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Galman, Sally Campbell – Ethnography and Education, 2015
While many contemporary popular cultural discourses in the USA recognise and commodify children as distinct persons engaging in the middle-class project of expressive individuation, much public and early educational policy has simultaneously intensified the control and regulation of children, children's culture and children's bodies and emotions…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Play
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Zamani, Zahra – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2016
Outdoor preschools are critical for children's play and development. Integrating observational and interview methods, this study examined four-to-five-year-old children's cognitive play experiences in an outdoor preschool with natural, mixed and manufactured zones. The observational results indicated that the natural and mixed zones offered a…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Imagination, Preschool Children, Observation
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Stadnick, Nicole; Chlebowski, Colby; Baker-Ericzén, Mary; Dyson, Margaret; Garland, Ann; Brookman-Frazee, Lauren – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Publicly funded mental health services are critical in caring for children with autism spectrum disorder. Accurate identification of psychiatric comorbidity is necessary for effective mental health treatment. Little is known about psychiatric diagnosis for this population in routine mental health care. This study (1) examined correspondence…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Psychiatry, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Arnott, Lorna – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2016
This article outlines an ecological framework for describing children's social experiences during digital play. It presents evidence from a study that explored how 3- to 5-year-old children negotiated their social experiences as they used technologies in preschool. Utilising a systematic and iterative cycle of data collection and analysis,…
Descriptors: Play, Young Children, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Nolan, Andrea; Paatsch, Louise – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2018
Learning through play has traditionally been a central tenet in early childhood education, however, in recent times primary schools have begun to consider the benefits of introducing a play-based approach into early years classrooms to support young children's learning, especially in the areas of language and literacy. This study focuses on the…
Descriptors: Play, Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Professional Identity
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Chazin, Kate T.; Barton, Erin E.; Ledford, Jennifer R.; Pokorski, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2018
For children with complex communication needs (CCN), augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices offer a means to communicate and participate in daily activities. Effective implementation and intervention practices are needed for supporting teaching teams working with children with CCN to improve child use of AAC. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication Problems, Special Needs Students, Intervention
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Tegtmejer, Thyge; Hjörne, Eva; Säljö, Roger – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
This study of institutional categorization reports an investigation of the practices, procedures and assumptions of psychiatric staff members when diagnosing ADHD. The main data upon which the study is based consist of transcribed audio recordings of meetings in the psychiatric clinic. Here children referred from primary schools on the suspicion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems, Institutional Characteristics
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Colombo-Dougovito, Andrew M. – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) present an exceptional need for varied instruction within the physical education environment. Adapted physical educators need to be prepared to make a significant amount of choices in regards to adaptations and modifications given the situations they may encounter with their students. However, many…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods
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Costa, Conceição; Sousa, Carla; Rogado, José; Henriques, Sara – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
The United Nations (UN) Convention (1989) on the Rights of the Child changed the way children are viewed and treated worldwide. The Convention has been affecting governments, civil society and the private sector. ICT driven companies on the internet should not be an exception. According to Livingstone, Carr and Byrne (2015), Internet governance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Treaties, Childrens Rights, International Law
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Blunk, Elizabeth M.; Russell, Elizabeth Morgan; Armga, Carol J. – Teacher Development, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore early childhood teachers' interventions during peer conflict. Fifteen ethnically diverse teachers in central Texas were asked to reflect on videotaped peer conflict situations. Using thematic analysis, five strategy themes were identified: prevent aggression, consider timing, stop conflict,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Role, Conflict Resolution, Qualitative Research
Hagermoser Sanetti, Lisa M.; Williamson, Kathleen M.; Long, Anna C. J.; Kratochwill, Thomas R. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2018
Numerous evidence-based classroom management strategies to prevent and respond to problem behavior have been identified, but research consistently indicates teachers rarely implement them with sufficient implementation fidelity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation planning, a strategy involving logistical…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Classroom Techniques, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation
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Parker, Janise; Zaboski, Brian; Joyce-Beaulieu, Diana – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
This case demonstrates the efficacy of utilizing an intensive, multi-faceted behavioral intervention paradigm. A comprehensive, integrative, school-based service model was applied to address attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptomology, oppositional behaviors, and explosive anger at the secondary level. The case reviews a multi-modal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes
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