Journal of Research in Childhood Education articles from March 2002

Journal of Research in Childhood Education archives from March 2002

Becoming an infant caregiver: three profiles of personal and professional growth.
March 22, 2002... This study focused on the first year process of personal and professional growth for three student-caregivers as they began working with infants and families in child care. Qualitative case study analyses of the participants' first-semester...

The observed construction of teaching: four contexts.
March 22, 2002... The purpose of this study was to discern, through observation, the different ways in which child care teachers constructed "teaching" in a program that included children with disabilities. Eleven teachers in a single high-quality child care...

The effects of computers on the social behavior of preschoolers.
March 22, 2002... The purpose of this research was to study the impact of computers on the social behavior of preschoolers. Fourteen preschoolers were observed while they worked at the computer over the course of two months. Data were collected through...

Social behaviors and gender differences among preschoolers: implications for science activities.
March 22, 2002... Ethnographic studies involving the learning of science by younger children are fewer in number compared with other science education studies. This two-year study focused on the social behaviors and gender differences among preschoolers (4 to 5...

Validation of a self-control rating scale in a Chinese preschool.
March 22, 2002... Self control is seen as a core aspect of human function and a basic component of human behavior across cultures. While many studies of self-control have been conducted in the United States, no measurement instrument of children's self-control...

Low-income children's academic achievement and participation in out-of-school activities in 1st grade.
March 22, 2002... Associations between children's participation in out-of-school activities and academic achievement were examined in a sample of 60 first-grade children (30 boys, 30 girls) from low-income, ethnically diverse families. The study examined the...

Literacy conversations between adults and children at child care: descriptive observations and hypotheses.
March 22, 2002... This study examines the nature of literacy-related, teacher-child talk in the daily routines of child care. The researchers focused on the incidence, features, and patterns of talk on a typical morning at three child care centers. With regard...

The literacy development of kindergarten English-language learners.
March 22, 2002... This yearlong qualitative study explored how a literature-based literacy curriculum supported the literacy growth of ESL kindergartners participating in a full-day Portuguese-English bilingual program. The investigation centered on describing...

Families reading together: connecting literature and life.
March 22, 2002... The purposes of this qualitative study were to investigate the ways children's books were shared in the context of daily family life and how young children responded to books. Participants were 11 families and 12 children, age 14 months to 5...

Middle school students' understanding of meaningful learning and engaging classroom activities.
March 22, 2002... This study centers on middle school (grades 4-8) children's perceptions of the conditions that foster their meaningful engagement in classroom learning. The students described classroom environments in which students are active, both mentally...