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Brown, Janet; Johnson, Sharon – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2008
Existing research in Jamaica on children and families has focused on family structure and function. The recent worldwide focus on the rights of children, particularly young children, has highlighted the absence of research on child rights in Jamaica. This article explores the implementation of protection and participation rights within the family,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Children, Family Structure, Foreign Countries
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Lahman, Maria; Park, Soyeon – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2004
The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore how families negotiate their perspectives with US teachers regarding school. The cases of three Korean and two Chinese preschoolers were examined through semi-structured, in-depth interviews with parents and teachers. Observations of the families at home and the children and teachers at school…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Parent Participation, Cultural Differences
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Kwan, Celina; Nam, Sang Seok – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2004
It is widely known that parent-teacher partnerships are vital to children's progress in their development and learning in schools. These partnerships involve parent-teacher conferences, parents helping in the classroom, teachers making home visits and parent education seminars. However, partnerships rarely extend to having parents involved in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Preschool Children, Computer Assisted Testing
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Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2004
This paper reports a survey of 355 parents and 166 teachers of young children starting school in New South Wales, Australia. Parents and teachers were asked to rate a list of 20 items in answer to the question 'How important are the following for deciding whether a child has had a successful first two terms of school?' The results are presented in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Niikko, Anneli – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2004
The aim of this research was to find out what kindergarten teachers, parents and kindergarten student teachers think about education and about themselves as educators. The basic question was: what kind of similarities and differences are there between these groups of educators? The sample consisted of 21 parents, 28 kindergarten teachers and 37…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Kindergarten, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes