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Social Experiences of Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Portuguese Preschool Settings
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Ferreira, Milene; Aguiar, Cecília; Correia, Nadine; Fialho, Margarida; Pimentel, Júlia Serpa – Journal of Early Intervention, 2017
Based on peer sociometric reports, we examined how number of friendships, social acceptance, and characteristics of social networks vary as a function of disability profile. We also investigated teachers' awareness of the sociometric status of young children with disabilities. Participants were 86 children with disabilities (63 boys) enrolled in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Experience, Preschool Children, Disabilities
Experiences of Preschoolers with Severe Disabilities in an Inclusive Early Education Setting: A Qualitative Study
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Hanline, Mary Francis; Correa-Torres, Silvia M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the social experiences of preschoolers with severe disabilities in an inclusive early education setting. Teachers, paraprofessionals, and peers were interviewed, and the children and adults were observed in daily routines of the preschool. Findings showed that social experiences with adults were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Severe Disabilities, Student Behavior, Social Experience
Inhibition and Exuberance in Preschool Classrooms: Associations with Peer Social Experiences and Changes in Cortisol across the Preschool Year
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Tarullo, Amanda R.; Mliner, Shanna; Gunnar, Megan R. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Associations between behavioral inhibition and activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system, a stress-sensitive neuroendocrine system indexed by salivary cortisol, have varied widely across studies. In the current study, we examined the role of peer social experiences in moderating patterns of association between…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Inhibition, Correlation, Physiology
The Lights Pre-Project: Implementation of the Project Approach with Children under 3 Years of Age
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Grzegorzewska, Katarzyna; Konieczna-Blicharz, Jagoda – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
A group of children 18 months to 3 years old and their parents studied lights in a preschool program at the Astrid Lindgren Institute for Early Childhood Development in Poland. The goal of the preschool program is to help children gain positive social experience through safe and interesting contact with a new group of children and adults in the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Social Experience, Teaching Methods
Caregiver-Child Relationships as a Context for Continuity in Child Care
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Recchia, Susan L. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2012
This paper focuses on one aspect of continuity--the caregiver-child relationship--within a larger global study of continuity in child care based at a university-affiliated child care center. Case studies are presented of two toddler boys, followed as they transitioned from their infant classroom to the preschool classroom at the age of…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Behavior, Child Care, Caregiver Child Relationship
A Systems Approach to Understanding Occupational Therapy Service Negotiations in a Preschool Setting
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Silverman, Fern; Kramer, Paula; Ravitch, Sharon – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
The purpose of this study was to use a systems approach to examine informal communications, meaning those occurring outside of scheduled meetings, among stakeholders in a preschool early intervention program. This investigation expands the discussion of how occupational therapy treatment decisions are made in educational settings by using a…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Early Intervention, Systems Approach, Occupational Therapy