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50 Years of ERIC
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The Mentor-Protege Relationship as a Factor in Preservice Teacher Education: A Review of the Literature.
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Clifford, Elaine Finlay; Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Reviews the literature on various factors within the mentor-protege relationship that foster preservice teachers' development of competence and self-efficacy belief. Discusses Vygotsky's mediated learning as a factor in the development of mentor-protege and protege teacher efficacy, teacher self-efficacy beliefs, roles and characteristics of…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Empathy, Guidance, Individual Differences
Teachers and the Play Curriculum: Issues and Trends.
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Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Elaborates classroom work skills and the play curriculum. Reviews play's relationship to learning and to the role of the adult. The implications of the American work ethic for play curricula and play training for teachers are discussed. (AS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum
Helping Children Cope with Stress.
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Allen, Debbie A.; Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Reviews recent research on: (1) the causes of childhood stress; (2) ways in which teachers can help; (3) available resources concerning children's stress; and (4) coping techniques of resilient children. (RJC)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Measurement Techniques
Preschool Teachers Play Materials Preferences.
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Green, Virginia P.; Schaefer, Lyn – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Investigates six demographic variables of 244 inservice preschool teachers and staff members to determine the variables predictive of the type of children's play materials adults preferred. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Demography, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
The Effects of Multi-Age Grouping on Young Children and Teacher Preparation.
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Jensen, Melanie K.; Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
This literature review on the effects of multiage groupings (MAGs) in the primary grades supports their use and argues that children in MAGs perform as well academically as children in single-age groupings (SAGs) and develop better self-concept and school attitudes than children in SAGs. Expresses concerns over lack of training and support for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness
Facilitating Preschool Mainstreaming: Classroom Strategies and Teacher Attitude.
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Stafford, Sarah H.; Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Addresses classroom strategies and teacher variables that influence preschool mainstreaming. Theoretical and historical aspects of mainstreaming are discussed. Differences in philosophies regarding preschool mainstreaming continue to hamper unification of early childhood education programs and early childhood special education programs. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Mainstreaming, Preschool Education, Special Education
Cooperative Behaviour and Peer Competence in Day Care and Home-Reared Children.
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Matlock, Jeryl R.; Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Compares cooperative behavior and peer competence of 45 children of 4 years who had attended private day care or been reared at home. Results revealed no significant differences. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cooperation, Day Care, Interpersonal Competence
Violence and Young Children: Preventing Its Impact.
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Fontaine, Nancy S.; Green, Virginia P. – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Examined the prevalence of violence and its impact on young children as a critical risk factor leading to dysfunctional behaviors and problems. Risk-and-resiliency theory reviewed within a model that facilitates the development of functional adaptive behaviors. Identifies the school as a resource for fostering resilience in children who are at…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment