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White, Jennifer L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Examined intelligence quotients (IQs) for children grouped by risk status at age 5 years and delinquency outcome at ages 13 and 15 years. Findings revealed that male and female delinquents showed significantly lower IQ scores than did nondelinquents. Varying subject selection procedures suggest that very high IQ may help boys to stay free of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Crime, Delinquency
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Carr, Margaret – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2005
The author argues that an important aim for early childhood education is, and should be, for children to develop a view of themselves as competent and confident learners. The paper outlines some reasons for this, and ways in which early childhood curriculum and assessment practices can contribute to this aim. In particular, the author sees the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings)
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McGrath, Belinda J.; Huntington, Annette D. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2007
This article reports the results of a survey of 168 New Zealand early childhood workers and describes their health status, behaviours and concerns. The respondents included 73 childcare teachers, 58 kindergarten teachers and 37 home-based educators. Although 92 per cent of respondents reported that they had good or excellent health, statistically…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Injuries, Physical Health, Stress Variables
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Duhn, Iris – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2006
The first New Zealand early childhood curriculum framework, "Te Whariki", was published in 1996. "Te Whariki" presents quality in early childhood education as productive of a particular type of child. In this article the author argues that "Te Whariki" is not about "best practice" but about producing the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
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Smith, Anne B. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2007
There is still resistance and hostility within some circles to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (the Convention), but professionals working with children should be familiar with rights principles and their use in advocating for change. A rights perspective fits well with the new paradigm of Childhood Studies, which is…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Early Childhood Education, Childrens Rights, Young Children
Fraser, Deborah – 1996
This report describes a study which examined the ways in which children interact and make sense of a range of mathematics problems by working in pairs. Studies of collaborative peer dyads' problem solving have generally been influenced by Piagetian or Vygotskian theories and research approaches. It is noted that the process of dyad collaboration…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Fergusson, David M.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
In a study of 1,000 New Zealand children from birth to 10 years, risks of family breakdown were found to vary inversely to the number of preschool children in the family. These results persisted when many fixed and time-dependent variates were controlled, suggesting that the presence of preschool children reduces risks of family breakdown.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Divorce, Family Problems, Family Size
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Young-Loveridge, Jennifer M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Investigates the relationship between the home experiences of six children aged five years and their level of numerical understanding. High scorers were characterized by exposure to a wide range of number experiences, a strong family orientation towards numeracy, and the opportunity to observe their mothers using numbers to solve everyday…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Mathematics Skills, Number Concepts
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Oberhuemer, Pamela – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
The early years of childhood are receiving increased public policy attention in many countries around the world. Debates on providing quality services and ensuring a good foundation for lifelong learning are generating a new interest in curriculum issues. What understandings do we have of young children? How do they access and construct knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Young Children, Lifelong Learning
Steinberg, Shirley R., Ed.; Cannella, Gaile S., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
This volume of transformed research utilizes an activist approach to examine the notion that nothing is apolitical. Research projects themselves are critically examined for power orientations, even as they are used to address curricular problems and educational or societal issues. Philosophical perspectives that have facilitated an understanding…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Language Usage
May, Helen – 2000
Early childhood institutions underwent a dramatic transformation in the twentieth century, with the perceptions of children not attending preschool reflecting shifts in political, educational, and social opinions regarding the best place for the rearing and education of young children. This lecture presents some historical "maps" of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Child Advocacy, Foreign Countries, History
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Parsons, Michael – Volta Review, 1971
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Hearing Impairments, Home Visits, Identification
Haynes, Maggie; Cardno, Carol; Craw, Janita – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2007
The overall aim of the project was to engage early childhood teachers in investigating and improving their expertise in the teaching and learning of mathematics. The intention of the project was to develop a research environment through which researchers and kindergarten teachers worked collaboratively, using action research methodology, to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Collaboration
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Knott, Tony; Moore, Dennis W. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1988
Investigates the effects of prior provision of context on the reading behavior of an above-average reader. Results indicate that discussion of context, through examining relevant illustrations, answering questions, and introducing new words, significantly decreased errors and slightly increased the amount of self-correction. (Author/GEA)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Improvement
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Townsend, Michael A. R. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1983
Facility in shifting between familiar schemata in a listening comprehension task was examined in children from the third and sixth grades. Analyses of free recall and interview responses showed deficiencies in children's cognitive monitoring of the prose-schema interaction. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Cues, Interviews
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