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After School Science and Engineering Clubs evaluation An evaluation of After School Science and Engineering Clubs, which were established by selected schools in England using government funding to promote middle-school-age children's interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education |
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Assessment practices and aspects of curriculum in early childhood education: Results of the 2007 NZCER national survey for ECE services Findings from a national study on assessment practices and curricular content in early childhood education programs in New Zealand |
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Associations of warmth and control of Filipina domestic helpers and mothers to Hong Kong kindergarten children’s social competence A study of the relationship between children’s social development in kindergarten and the warm or controlling caregiving styles of mothers and hired domestic caregivers, based on a sample of 63 triads of children and mothers from Hong Kong and hired domestic caregivers from the Philippines |
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Beyond learning and teaching in preschool free-play centers in Daliat el-Carmel-Isfiya An account of a play-based initiative to enhance the health-related learning of preschoolers and kindergarteners in a religious minority community |
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Bridging the Gap: Improving literacy outcomes for Indigenous students An evaluation of an at-home family book reading intervention designed to provide aboriginal children with the prerequisite literacy skills for school entry |
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A case study of preschool children’s musical interests at home and school A survey of preschool children’s interest in different types of music and music-related activities and preschool teachers’ interest in planning different types of music-related activities, from samples of 131 preschool teachers, 176 children and 176 parents in Slovenia |
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Childcare and early years providers survey 2007 A comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with transition classes for four- and five-year-old children but not preschool classes, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom |
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Childcare and early years survey 2007: Parents' use, views and experiences A survey of the child care arrangements, child care costs, barriers to access, and feelings about child care of parents of preschool- and school-aged children in the United Kingdom in 2007 |
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Childcare, choice and social class: Caring for young children in the UK A study of the relationship of parents' social class to child care decisionmaking, parent-caregiver relationships, and maternal social networks in London, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 71 middle class parents and 21 of their child care providers and interviews with 55 working class parents |
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Child care in Quebec: Access to a universal program A comparison of trends in the use of both regulated and unregulated care in Quebec and the rest of Southern Canada in the years following the introduction of Quebec's universal provision of $5/day regulated child care |
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Child-care policy and the labor supply of mothers with young children: A natural experiment from Canada A comparison of the relationship between reduced fee child care policy and the labor supply of mothers with young children in Canada and Quebec, based on data from Statistics Canada's Survey of Labor and Income Dynamics 1993-2002 microdata file |
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Children's attachment relationships with day care caregivers: Associations with positive caregiving and the child's temperament A study of the association between positive caregiving at child care centers and secure child-caregiver attachment relationships in children with irritable and non-irritable temperaments, based on observations of 48 middle class young children at 41 centers |
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Children with autistic spectrum disorder in early childhood education programs: A social constructivist perspective on inclusion An investigation of the social competence, nature of play interactions, and degree of social acceptance of young children with autism in Australian inclusive early childhood programs |
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Chinese preschool children's literacy development: From emergent to conventional writing A longitudinal case study of the development of the Chinese script-writing abilities of a Hong Kong preschooler |
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Cognitive development and home environment of rural Paraguayan infants and toddlers participating in Pastoral del Nino, an early child development program An examination of the development and the home environments of participants and non-participants in a child development program for rural aboriginal children, based on a sample of 106 infants and toddlers from the southern portion of Paraguay |
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A collaborative approach to literacy: Inner-city preschool children, families and the school community An action research account of a take-home “Literacy Boxes” project in one early childhood classroom serving a low income area of a Saskatchewan city with a large aboriginal population |
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A comparison of curricular practices in Chinese kindergartens: The influence of curriculum reform A study of the association between type of sponsorship and center quality, based on examinations of 9 kindergartens in five districts of Shanxi province |
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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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Conditions for implementation of the science curriculum in early childhood development and education centres in Kenya An assessment of the conditions for implementation of a science curriculum at all 123 early childhood development and education centers in Kakamega Municipality, Kenya |
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Constructing identities: Perceptions and experiences of male primary headteachers A study of the roles and identities of male leaders of early education organizations, based on interviews with 10 male heads of primary schools, nursery schools, and combined facilities |
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Contextual factors affecting inclusion during children’s transitions from preschool to school An examination and comparison of social roles and social inclusion among Down Syndrome and typically-developing boys during their transitions from child care to school, based on qualitative observations of four boys and interviews with their parents and teachers at several stages of the transition process |
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Creating relational spaces: Everyday spirituality in early childhood settings Three case studies of spiritual withness, or shared states of spiritual connectedness, between children and staff at a Montessori casa, a Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten, and a private preschool |
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Can teaching be invisible?: Considering children's experience of the roles of teachers An exploration of young children's perspectives on the roles of teachers at a child care center, based on observations and interactions with 6 children |
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Cultural diversity in center-based childcare: Childrearing beliefs of professional caregivers from different cultural communities in the Netherlands A study of the childrearing beliefs of caregivers from different racial backgrounds, based on questionnaires returned by 116 female caregivers from urban multicultural areas in The Netherlands |
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Danish teachers' conception of challenging behaviour and DAMP/ADHD An examination of teachers' experiences managing children exhibiting challenging behavior, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Deficit in Attention, Motor Control and Perception (DAMP), based on 9 interviews with preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school teachers from three school districts in Denmark |
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