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Tõugu, Pirko; Tulviste, Tiia; Suits, Kristi – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Personal recollections constitute autobiographical memory that develops intensively during the preschool years. The two-wave longitudinal study focuses on gender differences in preschool children's independent recollections. The same children (N = 275; 140 boys, 135 girls) were asked to talk about their previous birthday and the past weekend at…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Children, Recall (Psychology)
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Kikas, Eve; Peets, Katlin; Niilo, Airi – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Questionnaires assessing mothers' involvement in children's education and their trust in teachers were developed for the usage in Estonian kindergartens and elementary schools. The scales were adapted based on the questionnaires by Fantuzzo and colleagues (parental involvement) and Adams and Christenson (trust). Mothers of 454 kindergarten…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Mothers, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
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Kukk, Airi; Õun, Tiia; Ugaste, Aino – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2014
In multicultural societies, much attention is given to children's language learning possibilities. In Estonia, the early language immersion programme for kindergarten children was started in the year 2000. The programme, while considered to be successful, has raised the question of whether the children participating in it are adequately prepared…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Immersion Programs, Foreign Countries