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Recchia, Susan L.; McDevitt, Seung Eun – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2018
Although child-rearing beliefs and practices vary widely across cultures, a dominant discourse on how to teach and care for young children undergirds most early childhood teacher education programs. In this qualitative multicase study, the authors explored the ways that immigrant preservice teachers negotiated their emerging teacher identities…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles
Kim, So Jung; Song, An; Lee, Guang-Lea; Bach, Amy – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2018
This qualitative case study explores the intersection of multimedia, bilingualism, and culturally responsive practices by examining the responses that children of Korean descent have to animated folktales and the discussions about traditional cultural values that they sparked. Data were collected over 5 months in a classroom for children of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Multimedia Materials, Bilingualism
Madrid Akpovo, Samara; Nganga, Lydiah; Acharya, Diptee – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2018
International field experiences in Kenya and Nepal supplied data for two collaborative ethnographic research projects that analyze, using the concept of contextually appropriate practice (CAP), how minority-world early childhood preservice teachers define "quality" practices. The term "minority-world" is used for educators who…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Developing Nations, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Cobb, Jeanne B. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
This article describes a descriptive study utilizing a picture protocol technique that integrated the use of photographs of good readers and children's representational drawings with informal conversations about their habits and behaviors before, during, and after reading. The research participants included 228 children in kindergarten through 5th…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Metacognition, Elementary School Students, Photography
Morgan, Hani; Lee, Guang-Lea – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
Although the use of technology can be very important for children younger than age 12 years, not all countries possess the financial resources to make digital resources widely available to students. Children can also use technology inappropriately. This study explores the consequences of exposure to different forms of technology on children. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toys, Children, Computers
Bergen, Doris; Schroer, Joseph E.; Thomas, Robin; Zhang, Xinge; Chou, Michael; Chou, Tricia – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
The hypothesis that brain activity may differ during varied types of video game play was investigated in two studies of event-related potentials exhibited by children age 7 to 12 when processing game-based stimuli requiring correct/incorrect responses or choices between two imaginative alternative responses. The first study had 22 children of…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Video Games, Diagnostic Tests, Children
Hu, Bi Ying; Quebec Fuentes, Sarah; Ma, Jingjing; Ye, Feiwei; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
In China, the "2001 Kindergarten Education Guidelines (Trial)", or "New Outline", delineates what constitutes high-quality, developmentally appropriate practices in all early childhood education curriculum domains, including mathematics. The "New Outline" is known for advocating a child-centered, play-based approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Mathematics Instruction, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Goldberg, Abbie E.; Black, Kaitlin; Sweeney, Kristin; Moyer, April – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
Little research has examined the experiences of lesbian/gay (LG) parent families or adoptive parent families in early childhood education settings. This study uses interview data to examine the perceptions and experiences of 45 lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples (90 individuals) with 10 adopted children with respect to their (1) openness with…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Adoption, Parents, Early Childhood Education
Nicholas, Karen; Fletcher, Jo – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
By giving early adolescents in their last 2 years of primary/elementary schooling opportunities to voice their ideas, teacher educators, school leaders, and teachers gain insight into how children view their mathematics learning. This article explores the views and aspirations of 34 11- to 13-year-old students from a range of socioeconomic schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Elementary School Students
Jeppsson, Fredrik; Frejd, Johanna; Lundmark, Frida – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
This study focuses on investigating how students make use of their bodily experiences in combination with infrared (IR) cameras, as a way to make meaning in learning about heat, temperature, and friction. A class of 20 primary students (age 7-8 years), divided into three groups, took part in three IR camera laboratory experiments. The qualitative…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Photography, Heat
Strekalova-Hughes, Ekaterina – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
The unprecedented global refugee crisis and the accompanying political discourse places added pressures on teachers working with children who are refugees in resettling countries. Given the increased chances of having a refugee child in one's classroom, it is critical to explore how interculturally sensitive teachers are and if working with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Public School Teachers, Urban Schools
Lanphear, Jacquelyn; Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
By utilizing inquiry processes, such as observing and questioning, young children learn to investigate and use evidence to evaluate information. Through intersubjectivity, or social collaboration and mutual focus, children coconstruct an understanding of the world. Children's inquiry and intersubjectivity were observed in a range of activities in…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Children, Inquiry
Hargreaves, Eleanore; Affouneh, Saida – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
This article explores the concept of fear related to the authoritarian classroom and how children express its influence on their learning. Its investigations draw on the comments of four classes of primary-age pupils, two from a school near London, England, and two from boys' and girls' schools in the West Bank, Palestine. It is written by one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fear, Authoritarianism, Classroom Environment
Määttä, Elina; Mykkänen, Arttu; Järvelä, Sanna – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate children's self- and social perceptions of success to identify how success could be promoted in a classroom context. Using a participatory approach, this study explored children's subjective experiences with success in 41 learning situations selected by researchers (Phase 1: self-perceptions) and 48…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Elementary School Students, Video Technology, Foreign Countries
Brown, Sally – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
This year-long qualitative study draws from multimodal theory and New Literacies Studies to document the digital literacy experiences of a diverse group of 2nd-graders using e-readers. Twenty-first century classrooms must expand traditional notions of literacy to prepare students for the ever-changing, media-rich world. Students participated in…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Picture Books