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ERIC Number: ED496616
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Sep
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
From One Class to Another: How Transitions May Affect Infants and Toddlers. FPG Snapshot #25
FPG Child Development Institute
More children than ever are in care centers, and child care experiences of infants and toddlers are believed to have a powerful and lasting impact on children's well-being. A team of researchers from the FPG Child Development Institute created a study to examine the effects that transitions have on children's behavior and observable stress when caregiver continuity is not offered. Two primary research questions were asked: (1) Are there immediate effects in infants'/toddlers' stress levels and social behavior when they make a transition to a new class/teacher? and (2) If immediate effects do exist, are any variables, other than the transition, related to those effects (e.g., age of child, global quality of pre- and post-transition classrooms, and quality of pre-and post-transition caregiver instructions with children)? This report summarizes the methods and main findings of the study. [This "Snapshot" was produced by the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.]
FPG Child Development Institute. University of North Carolina, Publications Office, CB# 8185, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185. Tel: 919-966-0857; e-mail: FPGpublications@unc.edu; Web site: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A