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Direct linkMjelve, Liv H.; Nyborg, Geir; Arnesen, Anne; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar; Crozier, W. Ray; Coplan, Robert J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2023
The present study explored variations in the characteristics of teacher-nominated shy students. Participants were N = 329 teachers from 303 elementary schools across Norway. Teachers were first asked to select a current (or previously taught) student who was considered "shy," and then rated different aspects of this child's school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Student Characteristics, Shyness
Woods, Heather; Bosacki, Sandra; Coplan, Robert J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
Early childhood educators' (ECE) perceptions of gender roles may contribute to the development of children's own gender-role identities. This qualitative study examined 40 Canadian female ECEs' perceptions of gender and children's shy, aggressive, and prosocial behaviors. Content analysis of extensive interviews revealed three themes: (1) shyness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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
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
Peer reviewedCoplan, 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
Peer reviewedCoplan, 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
