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Saglam, Mehmet; Ünal, Merve – Research in Pedagogy, 2019
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of parental attitudes on the eating behaviors of children attending kindergartens. The population of the study consisted of the parents of children attending independent kindergartens located in Battalgazi and Yesilyurt districts of Malatya province in 2018-2019 school year. The sample of the study…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Eating Habits, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
Boyd, Pamela C. – 1989
This study investigated the relationship of kindergarten entrance age to academic achievement at the end of grades one through five, and the influence of gender, race, and family income on student achievement. A total of 185 students who attended a Cooperative Demonstrative Kindergarten during 1979-82 and remained in the Starkville (Mississippi)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Educational Trends, Family Income
Mueller, Daniel P. – 1993
Comparing Hmong families with other ethnic or cultural groups (whites, African-Americans, Hispanics, and other Asians), this study examined family-related supports and risks in a low-income, ethnically diverse sample of 242 children entering kindergarten in St. Paul, Minnesota. All kindergarten children from 23 kindergartens in 6 elementary…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Family Environment
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Poresky, Robert H.; Morris, Bette M. – 1993
The ecological perspective suggests that distal socioeconomic status (SES) actually affects young children via the more proximate influences of parental beliefs and the quality of their home environments. A diverse sample of 189 kindergarten children, their families, and their schools provided data on SES indices, parental beliefs, the quality of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment