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Direct linkJulia Martini; Mark Wade; Heather Prime; Jennifer Jenkins – Social Development, 2024
In the current paper, we examined the dimensional structure of parenting using a bifactor model of observed parenting domains during infancy. We validated our parenting dimensions by examining correlations with indicators of family well-being and child development. Data come from a longitudinal cohort that recruited a diverse sample of mothers…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Infants, Family Environment
Lana Shklyar Nenide; Kate Sweeney; Gerard Costa; Neal M. Horen; Robert M. Corso; Jordana Ash, Contributor; Lynette Aytch, Contributor; Julie Betchkal, Contributor; Jean Budd, Contributor; Margo Candelaria, Contributor; Corinne G. Catalano, Contributor; Kimberly P. Diamond-Berry, Contributor; Faith Eidson, Contributor; Brandy Fox, Contributor; Keri Giordano, Contributor; Amy Hunter, Contributor; Harleen Hutchinson, Contributor; Nucha Isarowong, Contributor; Ashley McCormick, Contributor; Kelli McDermott, Contributor; Kaitlin Mulcahy, Contributor; Carmen Rosa Noroña, Contributor; Nichole Paradis, Contributor; Rebecca Parlakian, Contributor; Lindsay J. Pearson, Contributor; Thomas Rendon, Contributor; Julia Sayles, Contributor; Jayne Singer, Contributor; Staci Sontoski, Contributor; Kristin Tenney-Blackwell, Contributor; Mary Louise Hemmeter, Contributor – Brookes Publishing Company, 2025
Infant Mental Health (IMH) and the Pyramid Model (PM) are two frameworks with an important common goal: supporting the mental health and social-emotional well-being of infants, young children and their families. For the first time ever, one book integrates these two frameworks to create a more effective, knowledgeable, and responsive early…
Descriptors: Infants, Models, Mental Health, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Elbaum, Batya – Infants and Young Children, 2020
The purpose of this secondary analysis of state-collected data was to investigate developmental outcomes of preschool special education (PSE) services in a statewide cohort of participating children (n = 17,828). In line with federal performance indicators for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act early childhood programs, the outcome of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Child Development
Saracho, Olivia N.; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Educational pioneers believed that the early childhood curriculum was inappropriate for most of the children. It needed to be modified to meet each child's maturing needs, abilities, and interests. The pioneers advocated that education should be more hands-on and assist children to function successfully in society. They recommended the initiation…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Child Development
Roberts, Amy M.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Hamre, Bridget K.; Jamil, Faiza M. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2020
This mixed methods study examines the impact of online professional development on preschool teachers' self-efficacy, burnout, and stress. Participating teachers (n = 89) were randomly assigned into four groups: one of three treatment conditions (course-only, conference, reflective writing) or a control group. All treatment conditions received a…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Burnout, Stress Variables
Download full textAslan, Mecit; Çikar, Ibrahim – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study is to determine the school readiness of the 60-65 months first grade primary school students. The study was designed in accordance with qualitative case study. The participants of the study was composed of 20 teachers and 15 parents in Van/Turkey provincial districts in the 2017-2018 academic year. Semi-structured interview…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Elementary School Students, Case Studies, School Districts
Garcia, Ivonne; Price, Madeline; Avila, Osvaldo; Somers, Marie-Andrée – MDRC, 2019
Children's school readiness as they enter kindergarten is an important predictor of their academic success and ultimately their long-term health and economic outcomes. Research shows that participation in high-quality early childhood education helps preschoolers gain the foundational language and literacy skills as well as the social-emotional…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, School Readiness, Grandparents, Older Adults
Milkova, Eva; Pekarkova, Simona – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
The presented study focuses on children aged from 5 to 6.5 who attend Czech kindergartens. Its purpose is to explore a potential positive impact of an educational game application on malleability of children's spatial skills through the application usage. The research was conducted as a pedagogical experiment in which the pre-test and post-test…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Educational Games
Ndlovu, Christopher, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2023
This book brings together a series of papers on education in rural Zimbabwe. It is informed throughout by the generative theory of rurality, which sees rural communities as the most significant agents in solving the challenges they face. Against this theoretical backdrop, the 13 chapters challenge policy makers, researchers and educators to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Academic Achievement
Amber H. Beisly; Sherri Castle; Claudette Grinnell-Davis – Excellence in Education Journal, 2023
Children's Approaches to Learning (AtL) represents how children seek learning opportunities in their classrooms. It can include children's persistence, attention, and initiative. It has often been studied using a composite of a teacher-rated scale. However, person-centered approaches may account for heterogeneity in children's learning approaches,…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Preschool Education, Low Income Students, Federal Programs
Ganc, Malgorzata; Kobosko, Joanna; Jedrzejczak, W. Wiktor; Gruba, Joanna; Skarzynski, Henryk – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
In research on the psychological development of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children, there is a wealth of studies focused on aspects such as speech and language, communication, and social-emotional development, but some other spheres have been disregarded. This study looks more generally at the developmental outcomes of DHH children who use…
Descriptors: Child Development, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology, Scores
Krauss, Stephanie Malia – Corwin, 2023
In a world that seems to grow more unpredictable and challenging by the day, how can we increase learning and joy for children while offering them much-needed support? Uncertainty and disruption have created a youth mental health crisis that requires all hands on deck. This urgently needed guidebook offers comprehensive and scientifically-grounded…
Descriptors: Well Being, Mental Health, Prevention, Interpersonal Relationship
Davis, Paige E.; Slater, Jessica; Marshall, David; Robins, Diana L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Past research shows that autistic children can and do create imaginary companions (ICs), and that these ICs resemble those that neurotypical children create. Neurotypical children creating ICs have been found to have significantly more developed theory of mind (ToM) and social understanding among other enhanced social cognitive skills. The study…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Imagination, Friendship, Fantasy
Tinney, Glenda – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2023
The Curriculum for Wales 2022 and the enabling learning approach, which informs the development of early years provision and foundation learning, have provided a strong focus on the benefits of outdoor learning. Such learning promotes children's curiosity, exploration and holistic development. This article describes the ethos and approach of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Curriculum, Early Childhood Education
Florit-Pons, Júlia; Vilà-Giménez, Ingrid; Rohrer, Patrick Louis; Prieto, Pilar – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to analyze the development of gesture-speech temporal alignment patterns in children's narrative speech from a longitudinal perspective and, specifically, the potential differences between different gesture types, namely, gestures that imagistically portray or refer to semantic content in speech (i.e., referential…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Speech, Young Children, Child Development
