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Papandreou, Maria – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
This article considers drawing as a meaning-making activity that takes place in certain sociocultural contexts to find evidence for its communicative potentials as well as the relationship between thought and drawing in early childhood. The researcher challenges traditional views about young children's drawing that focus on the result of the…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Thinking Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Young Children
Martin, Linda E.; Kragler, Sherry – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine how 28 kindergartners in two half-day classrooms from a rural midwestern school monitored and self-regulated their understanding of texts (fiction and nonfiction) while reading. Three different interviews (fall, early spring, and late spring) were conducted while the children read from one of two…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Nonfiction, Reading Instruction, Fiction
Birbili, Maria; Karagiorgou, Ioanna – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2010
The article develops an argument about the role parents can play in teaching preschool children to generate their own questions. Informing parents about the importance of questions for learning, and giving them the chance to practice their use, has benefits for children and parents. Using shared reading between children and their parents as an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Questioning Techniques, Young Children, Parent Role
Buldu, Mehmet – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
This study examined 5- to 8-year-old Emirati children's and their teachers' perceptions of war. Data for this study were collected through drawings and semi-structured interviews. A phenomenological procedure was used to analyze the data. Younger children could not articulate the details of the specific nature of war. Many children defined war as…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Child Development
Hegde, Archana V.; Cassidy, Deborah J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
A qualitative study examining teachers' beliefs regarding developmentally appropriate practices was conducted in the city of Mumbai, India. Twelve kindergarten teacher's were interviewed for this study, and a constant comparative method was used to analyze the interviews. Six themes were identified within this study. The themes highlighted…
Descriptors: Play, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Deal, Debby; White, C. Stephen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2006
As political mandates in the United States continue to demand increasing levels of literacy by all young children, the importance of identifying factors that influence novice teachers' development over time become more critical. In this article, we explore Phase I of a longitudinal study, which describes the evolving literacy beliefs and practices…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Beginning Teachers, Young Children, Teacher Attitudes
Hardin, Belinda J.; Jones, M. Gail; Figueras, Olimpia – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate timekeeping constructs of 4- and 5-year-old children in Campeche, Mexico, and North Carolina, United States, as well as the sociocultural conditions that shaped changes in their ideas about timekeeping (methods to mark and measure time) before, during, and after their kindergarten year.…
Descriptors: Time, Foreign Countries, Activities, Kindergarten
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Green, Connie R.; Lilly, Elizabeth; Barrett, Theresa M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2002
Used qualitative methods to investigate ways children's books were shared in context of daily family life and how 12 young children responded to books. Found that multiple books were shared regularly on a daily basis, particularly at naptime and bedtime, to entertain, explain events, and extend enjoyment. Children's response categories included…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Family Life, Interviews
Hong, Yonghee – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2004
This study investigated how teachers help children participate in and contribute to group discussion on problematic moral situations in their kindergarten classrooms and what meaning the group discussion has in a Korean cultural context. Participants were students (N=90) in three kindergarten classes located in Seoul, Korea, and their teachers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Cultural Context, Kindergarten
Wang, X. Christine; Kedem, Yore; Hertzog, Nancy B. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2004
This study investigated young children's reflections about their learning experiences through Student-Created PowerPoint Presentations (SCPP). The study was conducted in a K/1 classroom in a university-affiliated school while the children completed a project titled "Who Measures What in Our Neighborhood?" The participants were 14 children (five…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Young Children, Teaching Assistants, Learning Experience