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Do It Yourself: The Role of Early Self-Care Ability in Social Skills in Japanese Preschool Settings
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Zhu, Zhu; Tanaka, Emiko; Tomisaki, Etsuko; Watanabe, Taeko; Sawada, Yuko; Li, Xiang; Jiao, Dandan; Ajmal, Ammara; Matsumoto, Munenori; Zhu, Yantong; Anme, Tokie – School Psychology International, 2022
Self-care ability and social skills are potential areas of difficulty for preschool children. However, values about young children's self-care ability are different worldwide. This longitudinal study examined the influence of early self-care ability on social skills at the end of the preschool years. Participants were 509 children recruited from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Daily Living Skills
Development of a Tablet Application for Collaborative Goal-Setting in School-Based Occupational Therapy: The Aid for Decision-Making in Occupation Choice for Schools (ADOC-S)
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Tomori, Kounosuke; Imai, Yuto; Nakama, Chiho; Ohno, Kanta; Sawada, Tatsunori; Levack, William W. M. M. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
Introduction: This study aimed to develop a new tablet application named the Aid for Decision-making in Occupation Choice for School (ADOC-S). It aims to assist with conducting collaborative occupation-based goal-setting by sharing decision-making with a team member (child, parent, teacher, and occupational therapist) using a consultation model of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Goal Orientation, Participative Decision Making, Teamwork
A Comparison of Japanese and Turkish Mothers' Views about Self Care Skill Acquisition Age and Their Expectations from Preschools
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Ramazan, M. Oya; Sakai, Aya – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Spanning the vital temporal interval between birth and the elementary school education, the preschool period is one of the most critical times of human life due to its importance in the formation and nourishment of personality. Specifically the preschool education enables children to acquire and develop basic knowledge, skills and habits, thus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Skill Development
Teaching Reflective Care in Japanese Early Childhood Settings
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Hellman, Anette – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The purpose of this article is to explore the way preschool teachers teach reflective care in Japan. The article builds on a two-month ethnographic study conducted in Japanese kindergartens and nurseries among children aged 3-6 years. The data were analysed using concepts of age and gender. The results show that care in Japan, in contrast to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Gender Differences