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Composition of Staff Teams in Early Childhood Education and Care Centres in Nine Countries
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Elizabeth A. Shuey; Stéphanie Jamet – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2024
This study draws on data from TALIS Starting Strong 2018, an international survey of early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff and leaders, to examine the staff roles (leader, teacher, assistant, specialised staff, intern, other) that are included in ECEC centres in nine countries: Chile, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Korea,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Staff Role, Foreign Countries
Why Don't Japanese Early Childhood Educators Intervene in Children's Physical Fights? Some Characteristics of the "Mimamoru" Approach
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Nakatsubo, Fuminori; Ueda, Harutomo; Kayama, Misa – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
This study aims to examine pedagogical meanings of the "Mimamoru" approach frequently used by Japanese early childhood educators in children's physical fights. "Mimamoru" is a strategy in which educators intentionally withhold an intervention, while carefully observing children, to foster children's voluntary participation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Role
Home Environment and Social Skills of Japanese Preschool Children Pre- and Post-COVID-19
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Li, Xiang; Jiao, Dandan; Matsumoto, Munenori; Zhu, Yantong; Zhang, Jinrui; Zhu, Zhu; Liu, Yang; Cui, Mingyu; Wang, Yanlin; Qian, Meiling; Ajmal, Ammara; Afsari Banu, Alpona; Graça, Yolanda; Tanaka, Emiko; Watanabe, Taeko; Sawada, Yuko; Tomisaki, Etsuko; Anme, Tokie – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the daily life and social relationships of pre-school children globally. While many studies have examined the impact of the pandemic on children, few have compared the home environment and children's social skills before and after the pandemic. To address this research gap, we used data from the Japan Child Care…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, COVID-19, Pandemics
Developmental Changes in Infants' Object Interactions across the Transitional Period from Crawling to Walking
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Toyama, Noriko – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
This longitudinal study aimed to investigate infants' spontaneous object interactions during naturalistic longitudinal observations in a day care centre in Japan. Infants' and caregivers' interactions during free play time were videotaped. The main focus related to how infants' object interactions changed during locomotor development. Observations…
Descriptors: Infants, Psychomotor Skills, Child Care Centers, Video Technology
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