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Relations of Early Childhood Education Teachers' Depressive Symptoms, Job-Related Stress, and Professional Motivation to Beliefs about Children and Teaching Practices
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Jeon, Hyun-Joo; Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Walsh, Bridget; Burnham, Melissa M.; Choi, Yun-Jung – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: This study used teacher questionnaires to investigate the relationships of early childhood education teachers' depressive symptoms, professional motivation, and job-related stress to their beliefs about children and teaching practices. Teachers (N = 207) were recruited from early childhood education programs in the southern…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables
A Qualitative Metasynthesis of How Early Educators in International Contexts Address Cultural Matters That Contrast with Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Brown, Christopher P.; Lan, Yi-Chin – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The National Association for the Education of Young Children's guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) have been imported and researched by others across the globe. A central issue that has arisen for these international early childhood educators is whether these best practices are sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Preschool Education
A Study of Early Childhood Mathematics Teaching in the United States and China
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Li, Xia; Chi, Liping; DeBey, Mary; Baroody, Arthur J. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The present study involved using a questionnaire to investigate the mathematics teaching practices of 74 U.S. and 67 Chinese early childhood teachers. Quantitative and qualitative analyses yielded several key findings. First, U.S. teachers are less intentional in mathematics teaching than their Chinese counterparts.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Instruction, Questionnaires, Educational Practices
Exploring Effects of Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Cyprus
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Shiakou, Monica; Belsky, Jay – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: This study, undertaken in Nicosia, Cyprus, sought to evaluate some of the hypothesized developmental benefits of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) by investigating how the pedagogical attitudes and practices of Greek/Cypriot parents (n = 142) and teachers (n = 16) relate to 4- to 7-year-olds' (n = 142) social-emotional…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
How Are Developmentally Appropriate or Traditional Teaching Practices Related to the Mathematics Achievement of General and Special Education Students?
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Gelzheiser, Lynn M.; Griesemer, Bonnie A.; Pruzek, Robert M.; Meyers, Joel – Early Education and Development, 2000
Examined the relationship between primary teachers' implementation of developmentally appropriate and traditional teaching methods and the mathematics achievement of general and special education students. Found that mathematics achievement was associated with a reported measure of instruction that emphasized mathematical processing and strategy…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Kindergarten Educational Policies: Separating Myth from Reality.
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Siegel, Donna F.; Hanson, Ralph A. – Early Education and Development, 1991
Profiles current kindergarten policies and practices concerning six issues. Issues include (1) school entry age; (2) length of school day; (3) placement criteria; (4) retention practices; (5) beginning reading instruction; and (6) teaching strategies and instructional resources. Reviews research on policy alternatives and identifies the optimum…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Beginning Reading, Board of Education Policy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices