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Yan, Peirong; Wang, Yazhi; Sun, Shengtao – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
In this study, we investigate the relationship between social preferences (material preference and group preference) and indirect reciprocity and the role of empathy in 3-5-year-old children in China. The first study involved 94 children and aimed to investigate the relationship between social preferences and indirect reciprocity and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empathy, Social Behavior, Social Exchange Theory
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Luo, Wenwei; Berson, Ilene R.; Berson, Michael J. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
In the midst of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the virtual home visit became a key strategy among China's multiple approaches to ensure children's continuity of learning, sustain teacher-parent-child relationships, and promote home-preschool collaboration. In this study, using a small stories research narrative paradigm to analyze documented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Preschool Education
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Demir, Kamile – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem of Study: Research on social exchange relationships does not take into account another vital component of organizational life--namely an individual's sense of belonging and identity. Organizational identification is one of the most crucial factors holding employees together and keeping them committed to the organization. Many studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Citizenship, Teacher Behavior
Primavera, Angi; Hall, Ellen – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
From the moment of birth, children form and develop relationships with others in their world based on exchange. Children recognize that engaging in such encounters offers them the opportunity to enter into a relationship with another individual and to nurture that relationship through the exchange of messages and gifts, items and ideas. At Boulder…
Descriptors: Social Exchange Theory, Social Theories, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior
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Caldarella, Paul; Gomm, Robert Jeff; Shatzer, Ryan H.; Wall, D. Gary – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2010
While research has been conducted concerning the effects of school-based mentoring on at risk students, limited work has focused on the volunteer mentors. This study examined the motivations of adult volunteers and the benefits of their participation in a six-month, school-based mentoring program. A total of 31 volunteers completed adapted…
Descriptors: Mentors, Volunteers, Motivation, At Risk Students