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van Polanen, Marleen; Colonnesi, Cristina; Fukkink, Ruben G.; Tavecchio, Louis W. C. – Early Education and Development, 2017
Outcomes of studies with exclusively or predominantly female caregivers suggest that boys in child care are involved with interactions, attachment relationships, and care of lower quality than girls. We investigated to what extent child gender (N = 38, 19 boys) and caregiver gender (N = 38, 19 males) is associated with child-caregiver interactions…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Child Caregivers, Caregiver Child Relationship, Interaction
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Hendershot, Shawnee M.; Berghout Austin, Ann M.; Blevins-Knabe, Belinda; Ota, Carrie – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Very little is known about children's discussion of mathematics topics during unstructured play. Ginsburg, Lin, Ness, and Seo [2003. Young American and Chinese children's everyday mathematical activity. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 5(4), 235-258. Retrieved from…
Descriptors: Young Children, Play, Mathematics, Interpersonal Communication
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DiCarlo, Cynthia F.; Baumgartner, Jennifer; Ota, Carrie; Jenkins, Charlene – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Rough and tumble play has been found to be positive for physical, social and cognitive development; it is often erroneously misinterpreted as aggression and generally stopped by preschool teachers. The current study sought to examine the relationship between teacher training and education and judgements about aggression in children. Ninety-four…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Males, Preschool Children
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Majorano, Marinella; Corsano, Paola; Triffoni, Giulia – Child Care in Practice, 2015
The aim of the present study is to assess the role of educators' interventions and communications in peer conflicts between preschoolers. Ninety-nine children (47 females and 52 males) aged from zero to three years were observed in seven Italian nurseries during free-play, mealtime and structured activity. Their interactions (verbal and non-verbal…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children, Peer Relationship
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Degotardi, Sheila; Sweller, Naomi – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
The significance of mind-mindedness, or the tendency of adults to ascribe mental states and processes when describing and interpreting children's behavior, is well established in home contexts. The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and pedagogical implications of the mind-mindedness of 24 early childhood practitioners working…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Play, Preschool Children, Infants
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Koller, Donna; San Juan, Valerie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
Inclusive education provides learning opportunities for children with disabilities in regular settings with other children. Despite the prevalence of inclusive education, few qualitative studies have adequately explored young children's perspectives on inclusion. This paper reviews the findings of a preliminary qualitative study where play-based…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Disabilities, Play
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Kowalski, Helen S.; Wyver, Shirley R.; Masselos, Grace; de Lacey, Philip – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
Forty-eight toddlers aged 17 to 31 months attending long-day childcare participated in this project, which examined some of the influences of the day-care context on their emerging pretend play. Ninety minutes of video-taped observations were collected for each participant as they engaged in free play with their same-age peers and their…
Descriptors: Play, Attendance Patterns, Toddlers, Teaching Methods