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Wilhelmsen, Tiril; Lekhal, Ratib; Alexandersen, Nina; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild E.; Wang, Mari V. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
In this study, we explored how free play and scaffolding practices in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) related to children's externalising problems both in ECEC and later in school. Furthermore, we aimed to reduce the knowledge gap of whether these relations depended on children's differences in emotional temperament. We used structural…
Descriptors: Young Children, Personality, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
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Duesund, Liv; Ødegård, Magnar – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
Findings from this comparative study include students' perceived experience on the disruptive behaviour during class by utilizing a questionnaire administered in Norwegian and American schools. The sample in the study is 1153 students between 15-17 years old. We present the student perspective of how students and teachers react towards disruptive…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Adolescents
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Bjørklund, Oda; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Children's eating behavior influences energy intake and thus weight through choices of type and amount of food. One type of eating behavior, food responsiveness, defined as eating in response to external cues such as the sight and smell of food, is particularly related to increased caloric intake and weight. Because little is known about the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Eating Habits, Child Behavior, Food
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Dyregrov, Atle; Dyregrov, Kari; Endsjø, Mathilde; Idsoe, Thormod – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
It is well documented that loss and trauma may lead to a reduction in school grades and an increase in the school dropout rate among school children. However, in order for the schools to support students in the best way after trauma and loss, it is of great importance that teachers are aware of these problems. In this study, we investigated the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Grief, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students