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ERIC Number: EJ395618
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Effect of Improving Preschool Teacher/Child Ratios: An "Experiment in Nature."
Smith, Anne B.; And Others
Early Child Development and Care, v41 p123-38 Dec 1988
Examines effects of an improved staff ratio in New Zealand kindergartens on interactions between children and teachers. The introduction of a third teacher was associated with a statistically significant reduction in children's negative behaviors directed to peers. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten Children, Peer Relationship, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Influence, Teacher Student Ratio, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Zealand