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Contributions of Societal Modernity to Cognitive Development: A Comparison of Four Cultures
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Gauvain, Mary; Munroe, Robert L. – Child Development, 2009
This study examined how societal changes associated with modernization are related to cognitive development. Data were from 4 cultural communities that represented a broad range of traditional and modern elements: the Garifuna (Belize), Logoli (Kenya), Newars (Nepal), and Samoans (American Samoa). Naturalistic observations and the performances of…
Descriptors: Play, Samoan Americans, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
The Kenyan Political Conflict and Children's Adjustment
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Kithakye, Mumbe; Morris, Amanda Sheffield; Terranova, Andrew M.; Myers, Sonya S. – Child Development, 2010
This study examined pre- and postconflict data from 84 children, ages 3-7 years, living in Kibera, Kenya, during the December 2007 political conflict. Results indicate that children's disaster experiences (home destruction, death of a parent, parent and child harm) are associated with adjustment difficulties and that emotion regulation is an…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Conflict, Children, Foreign Countries
Home Interactions and the Development of Embu Toddlers in Kenya.
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Sigman, Marian; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Observed social interactions of 110 Embu children in rural Kenyan community bimonthly between 15 and 30 months of age. Found children who talked frequently, and whose vocalizations were responded to, performed better on assessment measures and showed more positive affect than children who had fewer social interactions or were carried a great deal.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship
A Window into Different Cultural Worlds: Young Children's Everyday Activities in the United States, Brazil, and Kenya
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Tudge, Jonathan R. H.; Doucet, Fabienne; Odero, Dolphine; Sperb, Tania M.; Piccinini, Cesar A.; Lopes, Rita S. – Child Development, 2006
A powerful means to understand young children's normative development in context is to examine their everyday activities. The daily activities of 79 children (3 years old) were observed, for 20 hr each, in their usual settings. Children were selected from 4 cultural groups: European American and African American (Greensboro, United States), Luo…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Social Development, Observation
The Development of Gait: A Study in African Children Ages One to Five.
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Hennessy, Michael J.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
Quantitatively describes the gait development of a group of African children to determine how pattern changes would relate to growth and maturation. A total of 65 children from the Gusii tribe of southwestern Kenya, ranging in age from 13 to 69 months, were selected for study. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Films, Foreign Countries
Specific Differences in Motor Performance between Gusii and American Newborns and a Modification of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.
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Keefer, Constance H.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences
Cognitive Abilities of Kenyan Children in Relation to Nutrition, Family Characteristics, and Education.
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Sigman, Marian; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Examined the relations between attentional and cognitive skills of 138 Kenyan children of 7-8 years and nutritional status, family characteristics, and duration of schooling. Better nourished children had higher composite test scores than other children. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attention, Child Development