ERIC Number: EJ919126
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Publication Date: 2011-Apr
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Children's Perspectives on Their Everyday Lives in Child Care in Two Cultures: Denmark and the United States
Kragh-Muller, Grethe; Isbell, Rebecca
Early Childhood Education Journal, v39 n1 p17-27 Apr 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate young children's perspectives related to their experiences in child care. Researchers used individual interviews and drawings in an early childhood program in Denmark and one in the United States as the basis for examining children's perspectives on their everyday lives in child care. Observations documented the everyday cultural practices for the children in the two child care centers and provided a foundation for interpreting the interviews and the drawings. The information collected was analyzed to determine what aspects of child care young children like best and least, as well as their thoughts on the adults and peers in their center.
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Childhood Attitudes, Interviews, Freehand Drawing, Observation, Peer Groups, Preschool Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark; United States
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