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Direct linkMaree, Jacobus Gideon; Che, Jude – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article reports on the effect of life-design counselling on a purposefully selected learner from an environment challenged by disadvantages. An instrumental, single-case study approach was followed and collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data proceeded simultaneously. Intervention comprised assessment and dialogues and…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Disadvantaged Environment, Career Counseling
Prommin, Sunanta; Bennett, Surussawadi; Keeratisiroj, Orawan; Siritaratiwat, Wantana – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Infants in an orphanage who live in an underprivileged environment show delayed gross motor development; however longitudinal investigations of gross motor development in orphaned infants are limited. This study aimed to assess the variability of gross motor development of orphaned infants using a longitudinal observation. The gross motor…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Infants, Institutionalized Persons
Omidire, Margaret Funke – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article reports on the influence of communication skills on rural students' resilience and well-being. Purposive sampling was used to retrospectively select 40 (f: n = 20; m: n = 20) Grade 9 students in a rural school that were involved in a larger youth project that aimed to deliver pathways towards resilience in rural schools through…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Aspiration, Resilience (Psychology), Student Welfare
Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article reports on the effect of a community-based social support programme offered through a government-linked centre that works on the resilience of children of families from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Purposive sampling was used to select four parents (mothers) and nine school-going children (N = 13) who all benefit from and attend a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Social Support Groups, Program Effectiveness, Resilience (Psychology)
Grace, Rebekah; Walsh, Rosalind; Baird, Kelly – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This study contributes to child voice research that seeks to understand the early childhood education and care (ECEC) experiences of young children. Forty-seven children from seven disadvantaged communities in NSW Australia, including urban, rural and remote areas, participated in a face-to-face interview guided by Ecocultural theory. The children…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Disadvantaged Environment, Student Participation
Peer reviewedDumaret, Annick – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Investigates the behavioral development of 157 children of 7-15 years who were reared in children's villages. Results indicate that the proportion of behavior problems of children reared in monoparental foster care is equivalent to those of children reared in working-class families. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Environment, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedShinman, Sheila – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses the organization and functions of the Soho Family Centre. The centre's long-term goal is to provide fully integrated and free health, education, social, and community services for families with children under five years of age. (RJC)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Family Programs, Foreign Countries, Health Education
Peer reviewedDumaret, Annick – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Assesses the school achievement and level of education of 530 children reared in children's villages. Results indicate that school achievement and education level of such children were better than those of children in traditional foster care or with parents from very disadvantaged backgrounds. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCarson, David K.; Greeley, Sharon – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Investigates three central findings in human malnutrition research: (1) behavioral changes in infants and young children are observable outcomes of malnutrition; (2) non-nutritional factors in the environment affect child development; (3) nutritional supplementation with a consistent and varied regimen of stimulation hold potential for reversing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Environment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAbidoye, Rotimi O. – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Surveyed 300 children and 300 teachers in Lagos, Nigeria to determine unmet needs for education. Reasons given for poor-quality education included poor teacher morale, poor parent cooperation, and poor child interest, the latter attributed to chronic malnutrition and illness. Suggestions were made for proper teacher training, adequate…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Needs, Elementary Education
