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Social Contexts of Development in Natural Outdoor Environments: Children's Motor Activities, Personal Challenges and Peer Interactions at the River and the Creek
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McClain, Cara; Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2016
This study examined the influence of spending time outdoors on young children's physical and socioemotional development. We observed preschoolers' activities in two naturally provisioned outdoor environments over the course of one year. Eleven preschoolers were videotaped continuously for 16 days at a local river and 9 days at a creek adjacent to…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Young Children, Child Development, Physical Development
Constructing Emotional and Relational Understanding: The Role of Mother-Child Reminiscing about Negatively Valenced Events
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Laible, Deborah; Murphy, Tia Panfile; Augustine, Mairin – Social Development, 2013
Although there is some evidence from cross-sectional studies that reminiscing is an important context in which children construct socioemotional understanding, longitudinal evidence is lacking. The goal of this study was to examine longitudinally the links between the quality of reminiscing at 42 months and children's subsequent socioemotional…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Social Development, Emotional Development
Early Childhood Teachers' Use of Effective Instructional Practices and the Collateral Effects on Young Children's Behavior
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Conroy, Maureen A.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Vo, Abigail K.; Carr, Staci; Ogston, Paula L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
This investigation examined the effects of a classroom-based intervention, Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success (BEST in CLASS), on teacher behaviors and child outcomes in early childhood classrooms. First, we examined the effects of professional development training and practice-based coaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Teachers' Use of Effective Instructional Practices and the Collateral Effects on Young Children's Behavior
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Conroy, Maureen A.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Vo, Abigail K.; Carr, Staci; Ogston, Paula L. – Grantee Submission, 2014
This investigation examined the effects of a classroom-based intervention, Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Training: Competent Learners Achieving School Success (BEST in CLASS), on teacher behaviors and child outcomes in early childhood classrooms. First, we examined the effects of professional development training and practice-based coaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education