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Direct linkSylvia Collazo – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Research suggests spending time outdoors and with natural materials can benefit all young children across different areas of development. However, children with developmental disabilities often have fewer opportunities to engage with nature as a result of the limited understanding and negative views about nature expressed by their caregivers and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education
Peer reviewedLeher Singh; Mihaela D. Barokova; Heidi A. Baumgartner; Diana C. Lopera-Perez; Paul Okyere Omane; Mark Sheskin; Francis L. Yuen; Yang Wu; Katherine J. Alcock; Elena C. Altmann; Marina Bazhydai; Alexandra Carstensen; Kin Chung Jacky Chan; Hu Chuan-Peng; Rodrigo Dal Ben; Laura Franchin; Jessica E. Kosie; Casey Lew-Williams; Asana Okocha; Tilman Reinelt; Tobias Schuwerk; Melanie Soderstrom; Angeline S. M. Tsui; Michael C. Frank – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Culture is a key determinant of children's development both in its own right and as a measure of generalizability of developmental phenomena. Studying the role of culture in development requires information about participants' demographic backgrounds. However, both reporting and treatment of demographic data are limited and inconsistent in child…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Young Children, Demography, Cultural Traits
William Harper-Hooper IV; Amy J. Samuels; Gregory L. Samuels – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2024
This article presents a framework that considers how relationships, representation, and respect can be prioritized, presented, and nurtured in early learning environments to support and foster equity and inclusion. This simultaneously supports an enhanced sense of belonging and creates an environment where students feel valued and respected. As an…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Equal Education, Student Diversity, Interpersonal Relationship
Sarah Leckey; Shefali Bhagath; Elliott G. Johnson; Simona Ghetti – Child Development, 2024
Memory decision-making in 26- to 32-month-olds was investigated using visual-paired comparison paradigms, requiring toddlers to select familiar stimuli (Active condition) or view familiar and novel stimuli (Passive condition). In Experiment 1 (N = 108, 54.6% female, 62% White; replication N = 98), toddlers with higher accuracy in the Active…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Development, Memory, Decision Making
Steven J. Howard; Kate L. Lewis; Emma Walter; Irina Verenikina; Lisa K. Kervin – Educational Psychology Review, 2024
Substantial research has aimed to characterise and measure early childhood education and care (ECEC) quality. However, heterogeneity in measures, methods and contexts across studies has made it difficult to reconcile the inconsistent associations reported between quality dimensions and child outcomes. While there is broad consensus that early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interaction, Child Development, Teacher Student Relationship
Julia Goldmark – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The current study aimed to examine the effect of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health, forgiveness and spirituality. A total of 579 adults between the ages of 18 and 32 years completed an online survey. Participants were asked to report demographics and completed various measures. A total of 579 adults between the ages of 18…
Descriptors: Trauma, Child Development, Mental Health, Physical Health
Download full textMartha J. Bailey; Peter Z. Lin; A. R. Shariq Mohammed; Alexa Prettyman – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2024
This article examines the role of the Great Depression in shaping the intergenerational mobility of some of the most upwardly mobile cohorts of the twentieth century. Using newly linked census and vital records from the Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Micro-database, we examine the occupational and educational mobility of more…
Descriptors: Trauma, Economic Change, Economic Impact, Occupational Mobility
Catherine Bent; Susan Glencross; Karen McKinnon; Kristelle Hudry; Cheryl Dissanayake; The Victorian ASELCC Team; Giacomo Vivanti – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Many autistic children require support to meet their learning needs. Given the heterogeneity within the autism spectrum it is plausible that different types of support might be better suited to different children. However, knowledge on what interventions work best for which children is limited. We examined the outcomes of autistic preschool-aged…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Preschool Children, Early Intervention
Marion Gardier; Marie Geurten – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Recently, several studies have suggested that metacognition emerges early in infancy and toddlerhood. However, to date, the developmental trajectory of these early metacognitive monitoring and control processes and their influence on children's later memory functioning remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to longitudinally document…
Descriptors: Child Development, Metacognition, Toddlers, Young Children
Jacqueline Barfoot; Pamela Meredith; Koa Whittingham; Lachlan Kerley – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2024
The importance of parent-child relationships for child developmental outcomes suggests a need to incorporate a relationship focus into early intervention programs for children with developmental delays. Nevertheless, confusion exists about the definition and application of relationship-focussed interventions, and occupational therapists remain…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Parent Child Relationship, Children, Developmental Delays
Christopher P. Brown; David P. Barry; Da Hei Ku; Kate Puckett – Teaching Education, 2024
Policymakers' reforms continue to narrow the landscape of early childhood education to a limited set of practices centered on improving children's academic performance. These changes not only influence the training preservice teachers receive but also impact their sensemaking of how to teach the students in their future classrooms. Such challenges…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Child Development
Suriamurthee M. Maistry; Petro Du Preez – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Recent attempts to rekindle the decolonisation of education project in South Africa, is a reaction to perceptions that there are fundamental frailties in the existing curriculum. Childhood education is yet to take up the challenge in any substantive way. Aim: To explore the insights critical posthumanism might offer in attempting to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Decolonization, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum
M. Alice Shillingsburg; Brittany Bartlett; Taylor Thompson; Courtney McCracken; Lawrence Scahill – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are also minimally verbal may require specialized interventions to promote the development of vocalizations. Preliminary research supports an innovative procedure called response contingent stimulus-stimulus pairing (SSP) as a potentially effective procedure to promote vocalizations. The primary aim…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Stimuli, Communication Disorders, Child Development
Kimber Sarver; Kate Fogarty; Tracy Johns; Sarah Thomas Hensley; Dale W. Pracht – Journal of Youth Development, 2024
Volunteers are noteworthy youth development professionals in the 4-H program whose training translates into practices that promote positive outcomes among young people they serve. This study explored how contextual and programmatic factors were associated with volunteers' practices of the essential elements with youth. Programmatic influences…
Descriptors: Volunteer Training, Youth Programs, Nonprofit Organizations, Child Development
Maryse Guedes; Manuela Veríssimo; António J. Santos – Infant and Child Development, 2024
Shy-withdrawn behaviours place preschoolers at increased risk of experiencing adverse developmental outcomes. Positive teacher-child relationships play a protective role against these negative socioemotional outcomes. This study aimed to understand, in-depth, the beliefs, practices and support needs of preschool teachers toward shy-withdrawn…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Shyness, Child Behavior
