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ERIC Number: EJ569370
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
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On the Ecological Validity of Measuring the Sensitivity of Professional Caregivers: The Laboratory versus the Nursery.
Goossens, Frits; Melhuish, Edward C.
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v11 n2 p169-76 Jun 1996
Considers alternative ways of measuring the sensitivity of caregivers. Observed 30 professional caregiver-infant dyads in three different situations. Reports that the results support the view that sensitivity is subject to contextual influences and that researchers need to think carefully about the when and where of sensitivity measures. (DSK)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Context Effect, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Infant Care, Measurement Techniques, Preschool Education, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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