Child-Caregiver Ratios in Day Care Center Groups: Impact on Verbal Interactions.

Palmerus, Kerstin

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ERIC Number: EJ521972

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Publication Date: 1996

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Child-Caregiver Ratios in Day Care Center Groups: Impact on Verbal Interactions.

Palmerus, Kerstin

Early Child Development and Care, v118 p45-57 Apr 1996

Studied the effect of child-adult ratio on communication patterns in six Swedish day-care centers. Detailed records of verbal interactions were studied in group for which ratio was dramatically changed. Found that high child/adult ratio leads to increased adult-initiated monologs and decreased child-initiated communication. (AJH)

Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Day Care, Foreign Countries, Influences, Teacher Student Ratio, Verbal Communication, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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