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Utami, Sri; Nursalam; Hargono, Rachmat; Susilaningrum, Rekawati – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of midwives based on the task commitment. This was an observational analytic with cross sectional approach. Multistage random sampling was used to determine the public health center, proportional random sampling to selected participants. The samples were 222 midwives in the public health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Obstetrics, Child Development, Identification
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Dijkstra, Elma M.; Walraven, Amber; Mooij, Ton; Kirschner, Paul A. – Research Papers in Education, 2017
This paper reports on the findings in the first phase of a design-based research project as part of a large-scale intervention study in Dutch kindergartens. The project aims at enhancing differentiated instruction and evaluating its effects on children's development, in particular high-ability children. This study investigates relevant…
Descriptors: Intervention, Fidelity, Performance Factors, Individualized Instruction
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Serrien, Deborah J.; Sovijärvi-Spapé, Michiel M.; Rana, Gita – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Manual dexterity is known to gradually progress with developmental age. In this study, we evaluate the performance of unimanual and bimanual actions under perturbed and unperturbed conditions in children between 4 and 10 years of age. Behavior was assessed by means of trajectory measurements and degree of bimanual coupling. The results showed that…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Young Children, Age Differences
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Oberle, Eva; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A.; Guhn, Martin; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Hertzman, Clyde – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
The goal of this research was to examine the role of supportive adults to emotional well-being in a population of Grade 4 students attending public schools in Vancouver, Canada. Reflecting the ecology of middle childhood, we examined the extent to which perceived family, school, and neighborhood support relate to young people's self-reported…
Descriptors: Well Being, Grade 4, Public Schools, Family Involvement
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Guiberson, Mark; Rodriguez, Barbara L. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: The present study describes developmental trends in false belief (in other and self) in 46 Mexican-dialect Spanish-speaking children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds with and without language impairment (LI). Results indicate that typically developing children's performance on false belief tasks improves with age, with very…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Low Income, Cognitive Processes, Beliefs
Delucci, Kevin L. – Moral Education Forum, 1989
Describes issues which are common to all research methodologies and some that were unique to the assessment techniques used in the Child Development Project (CDP) in San Ramon, California. Looks at the limited amount of time given assessments and the "fluid" nature of measurements. Notes that CDP issues involved observations,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Data Analysis
CAVANAGH, CATHERINE; RAHMLOW, HAROLD F. – 1966
TO IMPROVE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN ACADEMIC CURRICULUMS OFFERED IN CHILD CARE AND THE ACTUAL WORLD OF WORK IN THAT FIELD, A SPECIAL RESEARCH TEAM DEVELOPED AND FIELD TESTED A SURVEY INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE FACTS ABOUT MAJOR TYPES AND COMBINATIONS OF TASKS PERFORMED BY CHILD CARE WORKERS. FIELD TESTING WAS DONE WITH EMPLOYEES OF A…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Curriculum Research, Day Care
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Fumoto, Hiroko; Robson, Sue – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2006
This paper reports on the second phase of the Froebel Research Fellowship project "Ownership and Autonomy in Early Childhood" (2003-5). Based on the first phase of the project (Robson and Hargreaves, 2005), a questionnaire survey of 80 professionals working in the Foundation Stage (age 3-5) in England was conducted to obtain an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Teaching Experience, Nursery Schools