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Bildiren, Ahmet – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The objective of this study was to examine the different development characteristics of gifted children during the preschool period in comparison with normal developing children according to family observation. For this purpose, face-to-face interviews were carried out with the parents of 112 children identified as gifted and data regarding the…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Student Characteristics, Developmental Psychology, Gifted
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LaForett, Doré R.; Mendez, Julia L. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This study examined associations between parents' developmentally appropriate beliefs about young children's play and responsive parenting. Low-income parents and their children enrolled in Head Start programmes (n = 231) in the United States participated in the study. Responsive parenting skills (characterized by high levels of warmth and…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Play, Preschool Children, Mother Attitudes
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Kos, Marjanca; Jerman, Janez; Anžlovar, Urška; Torkar, Gregor – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Early childhood is a period of life in which lifelong attitudes, values and patterns of behaviour regarding nature are shaped. Environmental education is becoming a growing area of interest in early childhood education. The aim of the research study was to identify children's understanding of why and how their pro-environmental behaviours…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Childhood Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Tsong, Chau Kien; Chong, Toh Seong; Samsudin, Zarina – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Multimedia augmented with tangible objects is an area that has not been explored. Current multimedia systems lack the natural elements that allow young children to learn tangibly and intuitively. In view of this, we propose a research to merge tangible objects with multimedia for preschoolers, and propose to term it as "tangible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Case Studies, Observation
Brown, Mitzi C. – 1993
This practicum paper reports on a project undertaken to enhance the knowledge of age-appropriate learning for parents of 3-year-old preschoolers. The project implemented a variety of techniques and strategies to improve parent knowledge, including parent education classes, a monthly newsletter for parents that addressed current research on…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Parent Attitudes, Parent Education
Schnettler, Shirley I. – 1992
This practicum report describes a 13-week intervention that facilitated the participation of parents of 16 preschoolers in the instruction of their children. Objectives of the intervention were that: (1) parents and children would participate in take-home projects and workshops; (2) parents and children would increase the amount of time they spent…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention, High Risk Students
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. – 1991
A Texas study on prekindergarten and early childhood care that was developed for the Texas legislature in response to an amendment of the Texas Education Code is presented. Also presented are findings on: (1) the developmental appropriateness of prekindergarten programs, defined here as programs for eligible 4-year-olds; (2) the potential for…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Day Care Centers
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Office of Research and Development. – 1992
Act 619 of the 1984 Louisiana legislative session initiated the State-Funded Program for High-Risk Four-Year-Olds, which is intended to improve the school readiness of preschool students. This document is the program evaluation report for 1990 and 1991. Part 1 of the report is a comprehensive program description which provides information on: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students