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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Shyness, Sibling Relationships, and Young Children's Socioemotional Adjustment at Preschool
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Graham, Allison A.; Coplan, Robert J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
The purpose of this research was to examine the moderating role of sibling relationship quality in the associations between shyness and indices of socioemotional adjustment in an early childhood education context. Participants were 79 children ages 4 to 6 (M = 4.74 years) who had at least one sibling. Parents completed ratings of child shyness,…
Descriptors: Shyness, Sibling Relationship, Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment
The Stresses of a "Brave New World": Shyness and School Adjustment in Kindergarten
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Coplan, Robert J.; Arbeau, Kimberley A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
Shy children are wary in the face of new social situations and perceived social evaluation. In this regard, the transition to kindergarten may represent a particularly challenging task for shy children. In this review, we explore the kindergarten classroom as a particularly stressful context for shy children. We examine the adjustment difficulties…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Student Adjustment, Kindergarten, Shyness
Solitary-Active Play Behavior: A Marker Variable for Maladjustment in the Preschool?
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Coplan, Robert J.; Wichmann, Cherami; Lagace-Seguin, Daniel G. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2001
Explored preschoolers' solitary-active play in the presence of peers as a marker for maladjustment among 153 children. Found that, compared to peers, children with frequent solitary-active behaviors were temperamentally less attentive, were more difficult to soothe, behaved more shyly, displayed more externalizing problems, performed more poorly…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Problems, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
The "Degree" of Instructor Education and Child Outcomes in Junior Kindergarten: A Comparison of Certificated Teachers and Early Childhood Educators.
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Coplan, Robert J.; Wichmann, Cherami; Lagace-Seguin, Daniel G.; Rachlis, Lorne M.; McVey, Marianna K. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1999
Explored differences in the social and cognitive development of 4-year-olds in junior kindergarten taught by differentially educated instructors. Found that children taught by early childhood educators with 2-year college degrees in early childhood education and those taught by teachers with a university teaching certificate did not differ in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Interpersonal Competence
Winter Weather Go Away, Come Again Another Day! Meteorology and Mothers' Perceptions of Children's Emotions during the Winter Season.
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Lagace-Seguin, Daniel G.; Coplan, Robert J. – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 2001
This study examined the relation between weather and mothers' perceptions of children's moods. Thirty-three mothers rated their children for 30 days, and these scores were examined for their relation to six weather variables (barometric pressure, humidity, temperature, sunshine hours, precipitation, wind) and daily changes in variables. Results…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Response, Environmental Influences
The Teaching Practices Observation Scale (TPOS): An Observational Taxonomy for Assessing Teacher-Preschooler Interactions during Free Play.
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Moulton, Caryn E.; Coplan, Robert J.; Mills, Catherine – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1999
This study examined preliminary psychometric properties of the Teaching Practices Observation Scale (TPOS), a newly developed observational taxonomy for assessing teacher behaviors during free play with young children. Behaviors of 42 child caregivers and junior kindergarten teachers were coded using a combination of time-sampling, event-sampling,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Educational Practices, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals)