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ERIC Number: EJ1149076
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
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Cross-Informant Evaluations of Preschoolers' Adjustment in Different Cultures
Israelashvili, Moshe
Early Childhood Education Journal, v45 n5 p641-650 Sep 2017
An accurate and agreed upon evaluation of preschoolers' behavior is crucial for young children's positive development. This study explores possible cultural differences in cross-informants' evaluations. The premise is that informants who are from different cultures tend to give different evaluations of preschoolers' adjustment and/or that the disparity size between informants differs across different cultures. Data on children's kindergarten adjustment, early development and current behavior at home were collected among 135 Arab and Jewish Israeli preschoolers, as evaluated by their kindergarten teachers, parents, and independent observers who conducted home visits. The study findings indicate that, generally speaking, Arab children received more positive evaluations than Jewish children, with no significant gender or interaction effect. Nevertheless, that culture effect was non-significant when the teachers evaluated the children's problem behavior. Thus, the current study results support the notion that profound bias may exist in adults' evaluations of preschoolers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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