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Family Size, Birth Order, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, Parent-Child Relationship, and Preschool Children's Intellectual Development.
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Liang, Shu; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined the intellectual development of 74 preschool children for contributions of family size, birth order, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and parent-child relationships. Found that socioeconomic status and warmth of the father-child relationship made significant, positive contributions to children's intellectual development. Found support for…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Ethnicity, Family Size, Fathers
Self-concept and Teacher Competency among Early Childhood Student Teachers.
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Sugawara, Alan I.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Examines relationships between self-concept and teacher competency among 22 female college students in an early childhood teacher training program. Pearson correlation coefficients indicated that subjects' self-concept scores were significantly and positively related to their scores on the Preschool Teacher Competency Rating Scale and its…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Self Concept, Student Teachers
Children's Perceptions of Their Day Care Experiences.
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Armstrong, Jeanne; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Investigates perceptions of 58 children of 3-5 years concerning their experiences in day care. Children were interviewed with the Day Care Center Toy And Interview Questionnaire. Questions concerned liking for day care, problem situations, day care activities, and behaviors of teachers. (RJC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Development of Sex-Trait Stereotype Awareness among Korean Children.
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Lee, Jae Yeon; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Assumptions regarding the development of Korean children's awareness of sex-trait stereotypes derived with the SSM II, a measurement device developed on the basis of American stereotypes, were tested using a Korean Sex-Trait Stereotype Measure (KSSM), developed on the basis of Korean stereotypes. Results indicated Korean children's awareness of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
A Scale of Student Teaching Concerns (SSTC).
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Arroyo, Aline A.; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
A total of 107 beginning and advanced student teachers were assessed using the Scale of Student Teaching Concerns (SSTC) questionnaire to test the validity of the instrument. The SSTC questionnaire measured student teacher concerns in four areas: (1) survival concerns; (2) consolidation concerns; (3) renewal concerns; and (4) maturity concerns.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Questionnaires, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teacher Evaluation
Parents' Perception of and Satisfaction with the Eligibility Assessment of Their Children with Special Needs.
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Kim, Younghee M.; Sugawara, Alan I.; Kim, Giewhan – Early Child Development and Care, 2000
Examined parents' perceptions of and satisfaction with the eligibility assessment of their 4- to 5-year-olds with special needs for special education services. Found that parents thought the activity-based assessment provided more information about their child's typical performance and functional skills, and addressed more of their concerns than…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Norm Referenced Tests
Perceptions of Early Childhood Special Education Professionals: Assessment of Functional Skills among Children with Special Needs.
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Kim, Younghee M.; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1998
Examined the perceptions of 20 early-childhood special-education professionals regarding different types of student assessment. Found that subjects perceived the activity-based assessment to be significantly more able than the norm-referenced test to assess functional skills of children with special needs, to provide information about the child's…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Norm Referenced Tests