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Variation in the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions in Chinese Toddler Classrooms
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Li Luo; Yuxi Qiu; Shasha Lyu; He Ge; Hao Liu – Early Education and Development, 2024
A growing number of toddlers are attending childcare institutions as part of China's establishment of its infant-toddler childcare service system. However, there is limited empirical evidence available regarding the quality of these childcare services. The purpose of this study is to investigate the quality of teacher - child interactions in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Toddlers
Preschool Teachers' Emotion Socialization and Child Social-Emotional Behavior in Two Countries
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Denham, Susanne A.; Mortari, Luigina; Silva, Roberta – Early Education and Development, 2022
In this study we investigated how early childhood teachers' emotion socialization behaviors contribute to children's social-emotional competence (SEC), as well as whether these contributions differ by culture. Participants included 117 teachers and 381 preschoolers in US or Italian classrooms. Teachers' and children's emotions and reactions to…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Socialization, Social Development, Emotional Development
Effects of a Teacher Classroom Management Program on Preschool Teachers' Practices and Psychological Factors: A Randomized Trial with Teachers of Children from Economically Disadvantaged Families
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Gaspar, Maria Filomena; Patras, Joshua; Hutchings, Judy; Homem, Tatiana; Azevedo, Andreia Fernandes; Pimentel, Mariana; Baptista, Elsa; Major, Sofia; Vale, Vera; Seabra-Santos, Maria – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (IY-TCM) program has shown efficacy in reducing behavioral problems and improving social skills among children experiencing poverty. However, quantitative studies that concentrate on its efficacy in relation to "proximal classroom outcomes" (e.g., classroom emotional…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Program Effectiveness, Psychological Patterns
Classroom Process and Practices in Public Pre-K Programs: Describing and Predicting Educational Opportunities in the Early Learning Sector
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Pianta, Robert C.; Whittaker, Jessica E.; Vitiello, Virginia; Ansari, Arya; Ruzek, Erik – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The present study used data from 117 publicly funded preschool classrooms within a large, diverse, suburban county to describe teacher practices and child engagement along with classroom activity settings and children's exposure to instructional content. Practice or Policy: Results from this investigation revealed that children…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Suburban Schools, Public Schools, Educational Opportunities
Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Subtypes of Socially Withdrawn and Aggressive Behaviors on the Playground across the Early School Years
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Nelson, Larry J.; Evans-Stout, Cortney – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' beliefs about and responses to children's withdrawn behaviors (reticence and solitary-passive behavior) and aggressive behaviors (relational and physical aggression) on the playground across grades (preschool through 2nd grade) and by gender. Participants included 171 female…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Withdrawal (Psychology), Aggression
Using a Standardized Task to Assess the Quality of Teacher-Child Dyadic Interactions in Preschool
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Whittaker, Jessica E. V.; Williford, Amanda P.; Carter, Lauren M.; Vitiello, Virginia E.; Hatfield, Bridget E. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study explored the quality of teacher-child interactions within the context of a newly developed standardized task, Teacher-Child Structured Play Task (TC-SPT). A sample of 146 teachers and 345 children participated. Children who displayed the highest disruptive behaviors within each classroom were selected to participate.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Reliability and Validity of a Measure of Preschool Teachers' Attributions for Disruptive Behavior
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Carter, Lauren M.; Williford, Amanda P.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study examined the quality of teacher attributions for child disruptive behavior using a new measure, the Preschool Teaching Attributions measure. A sample of 153 early childhood teachers and 432 children participated. All teachers completed the behavior attributions measure, as well as measures regarding demographics,…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Behavior Problems, Preschool Teachers
Observations of Children's Interactions with Teachers, Peers, and Tasks across Preschool Classroom Activity Settings
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Booren, Leslie M.; Downer, Jason T.; Vitiello, Virginia E. – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: This descriptive study examined classroom activity settings in relation to children's observed behavior during classroom interactions, child gender, and basic teacher behavior within the preschool classroom. A total of 145 children were observed for an average of 80 min during 8 occasions across 2 days using the Individualized…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Conflict, Preschool Children, Scoring