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The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers A study of the influence of televised food commercials on preschool children's food preferences among a sample of 40 Head Start children in northern California |
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Acculturation, weight status, and eating habits among Chinese-American preschool children and their primary caregivers: A pilot study An examination of the association between acculturation and health outcomes of Chinese-American students and their primary caregivers, based on a sample of 53 children and their caregivers selected from two child care centers in Houston, Texas |
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Achieving equitable education for all students: Legal, institutional and activist strategies A discussion of the association between child development and economic development among business and higher education professionals in Connecticut |
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All children ready for school success: Closing the ''preparation'' gap A summary of the implementation of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a public-private coalition of organizations and individuals which serves as a catalyst for policy change necessary to improve the health, safety, learning and economic security of its state's children and their families |
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Assisted housing and the educational attainment of children A study on the effects of housing assistance on the educational attainment of children, based on the longitudinal following of all participants in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) |
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Beliefs about the importance of use of developmentally appropriate practices among early childhood teachers in India Results of a survey of 178 early childhood teachers in Southern India about their beliefs on the importance of using developmentally appropriate teaching practices, as defined by Western notions |
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Bicultural development in early childhood care and education in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Views of teachers and teacher educators An exploration of the role of biculturally relevant programs in early childhood care, based on data gathered from 18 interviews with early childhood teachers |
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Biological and cultural differences in early child development An overview of recent studies exploring the relationship between biological and cultural differences in early infant behavior |
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A brief history of federal financing for child care in the United States A study tracing the history of federal funding for child care and early education programs in the United States, emphasizing the ways American societal values have shaped such funding |
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Building culturally & linguistically competent services to support young children, their families, and school readiness A guide to help communities build culturally and linguistically competent services within preschools to increase the rate of young children's school readiness |
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Building a peaceful and just world--Beginning with the children A description of ways early childhood teachers can support the six pledges contained in Manifesto 2000, which promotes the creation of a culture of peace and nonviolence in schools and classrooms |
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Business and early care and education: A review of engagement strategies and a Connecticut case example An overview of business engagement in school readiness and early child care education in Connecticut |
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Children's development and societal divisions An exploration of the relationship between children's development and societal divisions such as race, class, gender, and culture |
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Children's gender role stereotyping: The effect on Asian and non-Asian Australian pre-school children of an anti-bias curriculum A study of the impact of Derman-Sparks' Anti-Bias Curriculum on gender role stereotyping among Asian and non-Asian Australian children |
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Children's perspectives on their everyday lives in child care in two cultures: Denmark and the United States A comparison of young children's preferred activities and engagements, likes and dislikes, and relationships to teachers and peers in a Danish and an American early childhood program |
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Children's preferences for group musical activities in child care centres: A cross-cultural study A cross-cultural research study of children's preferences for group musical activities in child care centres, with 228 young children aged 4–5 years in 7 child care centers in Hong Kong and in the Adelaide City of South Australia |
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Co-constructing the transition to school: Reframing the novice versus expert roles of children, parents, and teachers from a cultural perspective A discussion of the transition to school as a cultural experience for children and families |
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Community Variations in Child Care for Working Poor Families: Contributions to Child Development and Parental Employment Opportunities A description and comparison of the "child care landscapes" in four communities with diverse subsidy policies, employing an integrated design and using existing data, qualitative data, and quantitative data to identify the community-level variables that are most strongly associated with quality of care and child and family outcomes, and to determine the linkages between child care characteristics and parental work outcomes. The first phase includes 500 parent surveys, 30 community informant interviews, 15 parent focus groups and an analysis of existing community data. The second phase includes assessments of 300 children (30 infants/toddlers and 30 preschoolers in each of 5 communities), their parents, and their child care providers, using measures of child care structural quality, process quality, child development, and parent employment. |
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Computer use by preschool children: Rethinking practice as digital natives come to preschool A study of computer use, skills, and access at home and elsewhere among a population of children who attend child care centers in a diverse region of Australia |
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Connections and commitments: A Latino-based framework for early childhood educators A presentation providing program design and professional development guidance to early childhood trainers and training institutions interested in building their capacity to respond to the Latino population |
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Considering and reconsidering culture, diversity, and early childhood education [Special section] Special issue on cultural diversity in early childhood education |
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Context and cognition in early childhood education An article proposing that early childhood educators take their students' cultural context into consideration, as children's culture plays a crucial part in their cognitive development |
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Cross cultural communications: An American toddler in Israeli child care: A case study An account of an American toddler in Israeli child care with both parents employed during a sabbatical |
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The cultural context of infant caregiving A criticism of universal child care and a discussion of the need for early intervention and family integration to account for cultural disparities in children’s needs |
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Cultural literacy in the world of Pueblo children A presentation on the early childhood education of Pueblo children that is focused on cultural traditions, values, and how to communicate within the Pueblo community |
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