Early Childhood Research & Practice articles from September 2004

Early Childhood Research & Practice archives from September 2004

Computer use in preschools: directors' reports of the state of the practice.
September 22, 2004... Abstract For a number of years, authorities in the field of early education have questioned whether computers should be used in classrooms of young children. In response to the controversy surrounding computers and young children, this...

Measuring teachers' perceived interactions with children: a tool for assessing beliefs and intentions.
September 22, 2004... Abstract This study examined the relationship between teachers' beliefs and intentions about the importance of teacher-child interactions. The participants were 71 early childhood teachers who had worked with children ages 3-5 for an...

Head Start families sharing literature.
September 22, 2004... Abstract The purpose of this research was to ascertain the types of books read by Head Start families to their children, conditions for reading aloud at home, perceived benefits of reading aloud, and children's responses to books. Data...

Toward an early care and education agenda for Hispanic children.
September 22, 2004... Abstract The age distribution and growth of the Latino population have critical implications for the present and future of social and economic policy, with particular emphasis on early care and education. Following a discussion of the...

Teaching and learning when no one is expert: children and parents explore technology.
September 22, 2004... Abstract Within the field of early childhood education, there is a strong tradition of integrated, emergent, and arts-oriented curriculum that must now respond to a growing and competing emphasis on literacy-based experiences. Considerably...

Parent expectations of young children in Taiwan.
September 22, 2004... Abstract This study investigated how 223 mothers and 200 fathers of 3- to 6-year-old children from Taiwan saw their child-rearing strengths and shortcomings. The Mandarin version of the Parent as a Teacher Inventory (PAAT) was administered...

The chicken and egg project.
September 22, 2004... Abstract This article describes a project on chickens and eggs undertaken by 5-year-old children in a bilingual school in Mexico City. It describes the three phases of the project and includes photographs and other documentation of the...