This study examined the consistency of Chinese preschool teachers' curriculum beliefs and self‐reported practices, similarities differences between American beliefs, associations personal, professional socio‐cultural characteristics beliefs. A total 296 teachers 146 completed Teacher Beliefs Scale Teachers' Background Information Questionnaire. also Instructional Activities Scale. Also, 10 in each country were interviewed depth. Principal components analyses revealed three reliable factors...

Research Findings: This study examined the consistency between early childhood teachers' self-reported curriculum beliefs and observations of their actual interactive behaviors with children in classrooms. Also tested was hypothesized moderation by teacher classroom characteristics association practices. A total 58 preschool teachers completed a survey describing professional backgrounds beliefs. Their practices were observed using newly developed instrument that documented interactions...

In an effort to address how best assess the importance of various characteristics child care parents, 355 employed mothers children under 6 years age completed a questionnaire exploring their choice arrangement, through ratings, rankings, and conjoint analysis. Results indicate that when rated, warmth caregivers, educational level utilization play-based curriculum emerge as most important factors for in this sample. When rank ordered, warmth, curriculum, caregivers first-, second-,...

A process model of friendship formation in preadolescence is proposed this article, and the continuity early parent-child relationships (quality attachment) with later processes peer competence explored. Thirty-two preadolescents, subjects a longitudinal study attachment subsequent social development, were observed 4-week summer day camps. Those who had been securely attached their caregivers as infants revealed higher level than did those anxious histories. However, preadolescents both...

Abstract The Parent–Caregiver Relationship Scale (PCRS) was developed and field tested as a measure of the perceived quality relationship between parent child care provider ("caregiver") an infant or toddler. PCRS items were based on review parent–caregiver relations literature interviews with parents caregivers. caregiver forms scale administered to 217 caregivers in centers family homes. Analysis its psychometric properties resulted potentially useful subscales adequate reliability. showed...

Abstract Based on a family systems perspective, this research examined the role of parental gender and play context in parent–toddler interactions how behaviours members influence each other. Sixty‐seven mostly White, middle‐class families consisting mother, father toddler were videotaped three separate sessions: mother–child, father–child both parents–child at university laboratory setting. The results indicated that there significant main effects parent (mother versus father) (dyadic...

Research Findings: Continuity of care is a recommended practice in child intended to promote secure and supportive relationships between infants toddlers their caregivers. Toddlers (N = 115) 12 24 months were observed 30 continuity 29 noncontinuity classrooms. The average duration for with caregivers was 14 the rooms 5 rooms. experienced higher levels interactive involvement rated by as having fewer problem behaviors compared staff–child ratios also more involved caregiving. We did not find...

The goals of this research were to describe the daily life children and teachers in Chinese kindergarten programmes, better understand how teacher–child interactions affect both children. main assumption guiding was that interaction is one most important processes early childhood education. A clear understanding typical may help improve teachers' support children's learning development. In‐depth field observations 12 six classrooms conducted using a participant‐observer approach. Five...

Research Findings: Interpersonal relationships among staff caregivers, parents, and children have been recommended as essential aspects of early childhood intervention. This study explored the associations these with program outcomes for parents in 3 Early Head Start programs. A total 71 (8–35 months, M = 20), their 33 caregivers participated. The results showed that caregiver–child were moderately positive, secure, interactive improved quality over 6 whereas caregiver–parent generally...

Researchers used observations of 66 preschool children’s engagement with large lightweight blocks and more traditional play materials to describe preschoolers’ “engineering play,” a new construct focused on early designand constructionrelated thinking behavior (Bairaktarova et al. 2011). The study explored engineering gender differences across three contexts: playground, dramatic area, the blocks. Results showed no differences, but distinct context in frequency play, apparently offering...