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At the crossroads: Overcoming concerns to envision possibilities for toddlers in inclusive child care
Recchia, Susan L., 2004
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 19(2), 175-188

A case study describing the experiences of three developmentally delayed children and their caregivers during their first semester in an inclusive child care setting, using data collected through parent interviews, caregiver journals, and child observations

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Caregiving, gender, and role interface
Power, Jacqueline L., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

An examination of the correlation between caregiving, gender, and role interference, based on a sample of 2,120 full-time employees from forty companies in Saskatchewan, Canada

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Celebrating childhood: Research to inform improvement in provision
Brown, Sally, 2004
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 12(1), 5-14

A description of an investigation of the differing perspectives of positive child outcomes held by child care center evaluators and workers in Scotland

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Child care and its impact on young children's development
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., February 06, 2004
In R.E. Tremblay, R.G. Barr, & R. DeV. Peters (Eds.), Encyclopedia on early childhood development [online]. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.

An overview of recent research on the impact of child care on young children's development and implications for policies and public investment in high quality child care programs

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Child care facilities: Quality by design
Proscio, Tony, 2004
New York: Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

An overview of a study on the impact of child care facility's spatial design on children's interactions with their caregivers and the quality of the children's care

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Child care facilities: Quality by design [Executive summary]
Proscio, Tony, 2004
New York: Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

A summary of findings on the impact of building design of child care facilities on child care quality, and a review of programs designed to promote and finance well-designed child care facilities as part of community development.

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Children's perspectives about pedagogical interactions
Formosinho, Julia, 2004
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 12(1), 103-114

A comparison of the perspectives of children in an adult-centered traditional classroom and a classroom using a child-centered socio-constructivist pedagogy when asked about the consequences of misbehavior, nice actions, and helping behavior, based on interviews with 44 preschool children

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Classroom organization and student behavior in kindergarten
Finn, Jeremy D., 2004
Journal of Educational Research, 98(2), 79-92

An investigation of the factors influencing classroom participation and engagement amongst kindergarteners, based on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)

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The Director's Mentoring Project: An analysis of the experiences of mentors and proteges and the impact of mentoring on selected child care centers in San Antonio, Texas
Castillo, Cathleen F., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station

An inquiry into the use of mentoring to promote change and increased quality in child care programs in San Antonio, Texas, based on data from participants in the Director’s Mentoring Project

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Diversity, child care quality and developmental outcomes
FPG Child Development Institute, 2004
(FPG Snapshot No. 21). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of an investigation of the relationship between children's ethnicities and the validity of standardized child care quality measures using information from the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care (SECC)

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Executive functioning at 54 months: Is it predicted by varying levels of quality child care at 6, 24, and 36 months
Foster, Rachel E., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

An investigation into the influence of child care quality and caregiver characteristics on children’s attention span and impulse control, based on a subsample of 174 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care

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Hugs and smiles: Demonstrating caring in a multicultural early childhood classroom
Pappamihiel, N. Eleni, 2004
Early Child Development and Care, 174(6), 539-548

An investigation into pre-service teachers' beliefs and strategies in terms of expressing caring to English Language Learners in early childhood classrooms, examining if their methods would address deep cultural differences

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Is play important? Guatemalan kindergartners' classroom experiences and their parents' and teachers' perceptions of learning through play
Cooney, Margaret H., 2004
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 18(4), 261-277

A study taking place in Guatemala that considers the discrepancy between parent and teacher beliefs regarding the benefits of learning through play and kindergarten children's actual classroom experiences

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Learning encounters in preschool: Interaction between atmosphere, view of children and learning
Johansson, Eva, 2004
International Journal of Early Childhood, 36(2), 9-26

A survey-based investigation of the quality of pedagogical encounters in Swedish preschools, observing the relationship between the overall classroom atmosphere and teachers' views of child competence and learning

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Measuring teachers' perceived interactions with children: A tool for assessing beliefs and intentions
Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda, 2004
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 6(2)

An examination of the relationship between teachers' beliefs and intentions about the importance of teacher-child interactions, based on measures of depth of training, perceived ability to practice beliefs, and teaching beliefs and intentions among 71 early childhood educators

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The quality of early child care and children's development
Marshall, Nancy L., 2004
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13(4), 165-168

An ecological study examining the role of the quality of early child care in children’s development

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Quality of infant experience in day care
Milgrom, Jeanette, 2004
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 11(2), 39-50

An exploratory study of the quality of infant day care in Australia, focusing on infant-caregiver interactions and infant to caregiver ratios in 9 center-based day cares

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Realizing the potential: Final report of the Michigan Full-Day Preschool Program Comparison Study
Jurkiewicz, Theodore C., 2004
Ypsilanti, MI: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation.

An analysis of the Michigan Full-Day Preschool Program comparison study

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Recent issues in the Swedish preschool
Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling, 2004
International Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 7-22

An evaluation of preschool quality in Gothenburg, Sweden, using results from focus groups conducted in all 21 city districts

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Teacher-child conversation in the preschool classroom
Massey, Susan L., 2004
Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(4), 227-231

An exploration of early education teachers' talk in the classroom and its possible effects on preschool children's language development and emergent literacy skills

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Teacher-child relationships and children's success in the first years of school
Pianta, Robert C., 2004
School Psychology Review, 33(3), 444-458

An examination of teacher-child relationships in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, investigating the association between the relationships and children's socioemotional development and academic achievements in school

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Teacher factors associated with preschool teacher-child relationships: Teaching efficacy and parent-teacher relationships
Chung, Li-Chuan, 2004
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 25(2), 131-142

An exploration of the characteristics of teachers that influence their relationships with their students, based on a survey of 152 teachers in a Midwestern state

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Teaching and learning as a bi-directional activity: Investigating dyadic interactions between child teachers and child learners
LeBlanc, Gess, 2004
Cognitive Development, 19(4), 499-515

A study analyzing the interactions between child teachers and child learners to demonstrate the importance of collaboration in learning

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Teaching children at-risk: An American preschool teacher's folk psychology and folk pedagogy
Lee, Kyunghwa, 2004
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2(3), 229-246

An ethnographic case study to investigate the cultural influences of a teacher’s beliefs and classroom practices, based on observations of a preschool teacher at a half-day, public preschool in a large Midwestern community

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Teaching practices in kindergarten and first grade: different strokes for different folks
Stipek, Deborah J., 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 548-568

An examination of the relationship between quality of teacher instruction and classroom environment and socioeconomic status of the children attending a school

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