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A Study on the Mothers of Roma Children Who Are a Risk Group
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Orçan, Maide; Çiçekler, Canan Yildiz; Ari, Ramazan – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
This study aims to define Roma mothers' views regarding their children's education and their tendency towards crime. The study is based on an illustrative case study method. The participants of this study are mothers of Roma children between the ages of 4 and 6 who live in Konya, Turkey--more specifically in the Yenimahalle neighborhood in the…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Ethnic Groups, Mothers, Parent Attitudes
"It Takes a Village" to Support the Vocabulary Development of Children with Multiple Risk Factors
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Baydar, Nazli; Küntay, Aylin C.; Yagmurlu, Bilge; Aydemir, Nuran; Cankaya, Dilek; Göksen, Fatos; Cemalcilar, Zeynep – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Data from a nationally representative sample from Turkey (N = 1,017) were used to investigate the environmental factors that support the receptive vocabulary of 3-year-old children who differ in their developmental risk due to family low economic status and elevated maternal depressive symptoms. Children's vocabulary knowledge was strongly…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Mothers, Affective Behavior, Language Acquisition
A Comparative Examination of the Family-Based Early Intervention Programs Developed in Turkey and in the USA in the Last Decade
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Yazici, Dila; Akgül, Esra; Akman, Berrin – Online Submission, 2015
Starting to be implemented as of the 1960s, early intervention programs are frequently employed at the present time. Researchers develop and implement early intervention programs in various subjects and areas. These programs may be family-based, school-based, community-based, or a combination of them. This study aimed at comparing the early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Early Childhood Education
Health Promotion and Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in Turkey
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Ortabag, Tulay; Ozdemir, Serpil; Bakir, Bilal; Tosun, Nuran – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
Adolescents experience the onset and development of several health-related behaviors. The purpose of this study is to determine health risk and promotion behaviors of adolescents between the ages of 11 and 19 who were attending and to test the reliability and validity analysis of the Turkish version of Adolescent Health Promotion Scale (AHPS). The…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Health Promotion, Nurses, Adolescents
Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Six-Year-Olds: A Summer-School Model
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Bekman, Sevda; Aksu-Koc, Ayhan; Erguvanli-Taylan, Eser – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
This study reports on the evaluation of a "summer pre-school model" as an intervention measure. A 10-week program was designed to increase the school readiness of Turkish children from disadvantaged and multilingual environments by supporting their cognitive and linguistic skills during the summer prior to the start of school. The…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Intervention, Multilingualism, Numeracy
A Fair Chance: An Evaluation of the Mother-Child Education Program.
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Bekman, Sevda – 1998
This book examines the content and effects of the Mother-Child Education Program, an early childhood and adult education program implemented widely in Turkey. The book presents a multipurpose education model, which draws on research indicating that support in early years can affect the development of the child, and which can be used to disseminate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, At Risk Persons, Child Development