Journal of Research in Childhood Education articles from March 2003

Journal of Research in Childhood Education archives from March 2003

Parents' and child care professionals' toilet training attitudes and practices: A comparative analysis.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. Increasingly, toilet training as a developmental milestone is being negotiated by both parents and child care professionals. This study examines the differences in attitudes and practices of 89 parents and 97 child care professionals...

Preschool to kindergarten transition activities: involvement and satisfaction of families and teachers.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. This paper describes a preschool to kindergarten transition project in which families and teachers participated as part of the National Center/or Early Learning and Development's Kindergarten Transition Project. Over 80 high-risk...

Korean parents' identification of emotional and behavioral problems in kindergarten-age children.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean parents' identification of emotional and behavioral problems in 4- to 5-year-old children. Questionnaires about children's behaviors, in general, were completed by 375 parents of 4-...

Motivation, stress, self-control ability, and self-control behavior of preschool children in China.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. A total of 216 children were videotaped during a 10-minute delay of gratification research task at a university laboratory observation room. Children were instructed to play with only a familiar building toy and to delay playing with...

When good intentions are not enough: A response to increasing diversity in an early childhood setting.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore and describe the process of adaptation to a recent increase in cultural and linguistic diversity in a school for grades K-2. Data were collected for eight weeks through...

Not the United Colors of Benetton: language, culture, and peers.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. This study explores children's social processes in a multicultural and multilingual after-school program. It extends the understanding of how culture and language affect children's peer relations. Fieldwork was conducted over a...

Sharing time goes awry...or does it?
March 22, 2003... Abstract. Sharing time, a classroom event when individual children are invited to take turns sharing something with the class, traditionally has been implemented with regularized routines and structures. This study documents, in a 1st-grade...

Are students throwing away nutrition?
March 22, 2003... Abstract. The School Breakfast Program (SBP) began in 1966 in order to provide breakfast for children in poor areas and for those who had to travel a great distance to school. Although participation in the SBP has doubled between 1987 and 1997,...

The effects of peers' beliefs on 8th-grade students' identification with school.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. This study investigated two antecedents a/students' identification with school-namely, academic achievement and perceived peer beliefs about school- as mediated by race and gender Participants included 3,346 eighth-grade students from...

Mentoring early childhood professionals.
March 22, 2003... Abstract. Past research has documented the benefits of mentoring programs to the participants' personal and professional development, yet little is known about the reciprocal nature of the relationships between mentors and proteges. This study...

Research into practice.
March 22, 2003... This issue provides teachers and care providers with research that has clear implications for best practice. The first study examines the differences in attitudes and practices of parents and child care professionals regarding toilet training....