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Gloeckler, Lissy R.; Cassell, Jennifer M.; Malkus, Amy J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Employing a quasi-experimental design, this pilot study on teacher practices with toddlers during social conflicts was conducted in the southeastern USA. Four child-care classrooms, teachers (n?=?8) and children (n?=?51) were assessed with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System -- Toddler [CLASS-Toddler; La Paro, K., Hamre, B. K., & Pianta,…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Preschool Teachers, Toddlers, Conflict
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Koles, Bernadett; O'Connor, Erin; McCartney, Kathleen – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2009
The purpose of the current study was to investigate child and teacher characteristics associated with closeness and conflict in prekindergarten teacher-child relationships. Child gender and temperament were significantly associated with closeness and conflict. Specifically, higher levels of shyness correlated with closer relationships for boys…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Preschool Education, Conflict, Teacher Student Relationship