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Embacher, Eva-Maria; Zöggeler-Burkhardt, Laura; Smidt, Wilfried – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
The positive impact of warm and supportive relationships between children and preschool teachers on children's development has been highlighted in many studies. However, research gaps exist regarding the prediction of teacher-child relationships in preschool. In particular, little is known about associations between child personality and…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
Helene Dahlström; Ulla Damber; Maria Rasmusson – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study aims to examine preschool literacy practices during observations in Swedish preschools with a focus on environment, read-alouds and emergent writing. The study reported on in this article is based on empirical data from 433 observations in preschools in 80 Swedish municipalities that has been analysed qualitatively and quantitatively.…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries, Books, Preschool Curriculum
Basaran, Mehmet; Bay, Erdal – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study investigates the effectiveness of project-based STEAM activities on preschool children's product creation, teamwork, presentation, and engineering skills. The research is based on the technical/scientific/collaborative action research model. In determining the participants of this study, the criterion sampling method was used, one of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Art Education, STEM Education
Ramirez, Molina; Linberg, Anja – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Interaction processes in preschools have been mostly studied at group-level and not at child-level--which means that interactions of whole groups of children have been investigated, but not individual children's experiences. Therefore, this paper analyses child-specific interaction processes, the individual child experiences at first and last…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interaction, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics
Hummel, Theresia Gabriele; Cohen, Franziska; Anders, Yvonne – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Partnerships between parents and preschools (PPP), including parental trust as a key element, are crucial for child development. This exploratory study examined the type and intensity of partnership activities to which parents were invited and their contributions to parental trust, as well as preschool and teacher characteristics that predicted…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Parent School Relationship, Trust (Psychology), Preschool Teachers
Yildiz Çiçekler, Canan; Aral, Neriman – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
In this study, the creativity of preschool children was examined in terms of their courage value, and competition. The sample group of the study consists of 141 children aged 60-72 months who live in the city center of Konya, Turkey in the 2019-2020 academic year. Children were determined by simple random sampling. Consent form was obtained from…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Creativity, Correlation, Competition
Karlsudd, Peter – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
A Swedish preschool must be adapted to all children, regardless of ethnicity, religion or disability. Inclusion and the children's sense of participation are essential keywords in this work. The present analysis was based on two studies in which the staff's and parents' perceptions of significant factors and goal fulfilment for inclusive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Parents
Rademacher, Annika; Zumbach, Jelena; Koglin, Ute – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The transition from preschool to elementary school requires high adaptive behaviours. Our study's aim is to analyze the reciprocal effects between self-regulation and behaviour problems during this transitional phase. Study results are based on longitudinal data collected at preschool and elementary school. Children's level of behaviour problems…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Control, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention
Kale, Mustafa; Deretarla Gül, Ebru; Tohma, Merve – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This research was carried out to examine the cultural literacy of preschool teachers who have students from different cultures in their classrooms. In the present study, a qualitative research method was used to examine teachers' cultural literacy in detail. The participants of the study are preschool teachers who work with children from different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Literacy, Preschool Teachers, Student Diversity
Åström, Frida; Björck-Åkesson, Eva; Sjöman, Madeleine; Granlund, Mats – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
How preschool teachers and children spend their time in preschool sets the stage for child engagement and learning. To describe characteristics of environments and activities and to compare child engagement in indoor and outdoor free play, systematic observations of children and teachers were performed in 78 Swedish preschool units. Results showed…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Student Participation
Claudio Longobardi; Laura Elvira Prino; Michele Settanni; Matteo Angelo Fabris – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
Attendance at preschool represents an important transition, as it is often here that children have their first experience with unfamiliar adults. In this context, several factors can affect children's adjustment. Two important protective factors are the attachment relationship with the teacher and the level of executive functions. We investigate…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Executive Function, Behavior Problems
Vuorinen, Tuula – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This article aims to explore parents' perspectives on, and experiences of, home and preschool collaboration in a Swedish context. The research question is: How do parents perceive the process of building good relationships with preschool practitioners? The data consist of interviews with 10 parents with one or more children attending preschool.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Hu, QiXuan; Feng, QuanSheng – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The present research examines the relationship between parenting style and the development of prosocial behaviour of preschool children in China and how this relationship is moderated by family income, an everchanging factor caused by rapid economic development in modern China. A total of 188 parents of preschool children responded to the…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Prosocial Behavior, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
Yngvesson, Tina; Garvis, Susanne – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The Swedish preschool curriculum places strong emphasis on the home -- preschool partnership and parent engagement in this regard is considered important for reasons such as promoting child well-being and a healthy development. The central target of inquiry of this study was thus to explores the three primary perspectives that interconnect in the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Student Attitudes
Daley, Denise M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Technology use among preschool-aged children (3 to 5 years old) is increasing significantly. Most of this use occurs at home, however, there is little research that investigates how it is affecting family relations and dynamics. This comparative case study explored the social practices of mobile technology in four preschool-aged children from two…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Environment, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices