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Direct linkServos, Jennifer E.; Dewar, Brandy A.; Bosacki, Sandra L.; Coplan, Robert J. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2016
This article investigates early childhood educators' perceptions of children's gender-role play and the impact their cultural background plays in their gender identity and play behaviors. Through qualitative in-depth interviews, early childhood educators in Canada (n = 40) were asked questions relating to their experiences with children from…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Gender Issues, Role Playing
Woods, Heather; Bosacki, Sandra; Coplan, Robert J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
Early childhood educators' (ECE) perceptions of gender roles may contribute to the development of children's own gender-role identities. This qualitative study examined 40 Canadian female ECEs' perceptions of gender and children's shy, aggressive, and prosocial behaviors. Content analysis of extensive interviews revealed three themes: (1) shyness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewedMoulton, Caryn E.; Coplan, Robert J.; Mills, Catherine – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1999
This study examined preliminary psychometric properties of the Teaching Practices Observation Scale (TPOS), a newly developed observational taxonomy for assessing teacher behaviors during free play with young children. Behaviors of 42 child caregivers and junior kindergarten teachers were coded using a combination of time-sampling, event-sampling,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Educational Practices, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals)
