Contemporary perspectives and research on early childhood education. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mustafa Yasar, Ozkan Ozgun and Jeanne Galbraith.
• Editors: Yasar, Mustafa; Ozgun, Ozkan; Galbraith, Jeanne
• Contents: Building a good foundation : the project approach / Lilian G. Katz -- Preschool teachers' perceptions on problem-solving skills / Emine Ahmetoglu and Zulfiye Gul Ercan -- Early literacy activities : preschool teachers' views and practices / Aysegul Karabay and Bilge Kusdemir Kayiran -- Implementing instructional practices for diverse children : experiences of trainee teachers during their practicum / Efthymia Gourgiotou -- Creative problem-solving practices in early childhood education : opinions of inservice and pre-service teachers / Ash Yildirim and Berrin Akman -- Understanding the piramide approach for preschoolers / Yong Joon Park and Kathryn Bauserman -- Competitive games with rules and strategies to cope with losing / Mustafa Yasar and Betul Yanik -- The relationship between cognitive tempo of preschoolers and the level of behavioural problems / Tugba Durak Demirhan and Ayla Oktay -- Acquiring English phrase structure rules : comparison between Iranian Azeri-Turkish and Persian children / Fatemeh Goharkhaneh Asli and Leila Ali Akbari Hamed -- Children's understandings of disability in inclusive early childhood classrooms / Nesrin Isikoglu Erdogan, Sevgi Kucuker and Cigdem Curuk -- The development of an Empathy Scale for Children (ESC) / Aysel Koksal Akyol and Durmus Aslan -- Teaching young children science / Kathy C. Trundle -- Analysis of socioeconomic status and parents' math activities with their children / Durmus Aslan, Yasare Aktas Arnas and Burcu Hayta -- Pre-service teachers' problem-solving beliefs and their attitudes towards mathematics / Ayten Pinar Bal -- Preschool teachers views on geometry / Rengin Zembat, Turker Sezer, Sinan Kocyigit, and Ash Balci -- A review of TV programmes for children in relation to preschool mathematics education / Emre Ev Cimen, Kursat Yenilmez, and Esra Yemenli -- Children's inventions and preschool teachers' attitudes towards science education / Berrin Akman, Erhan Alabay and Ash Yildirim -- Effects of ceramics education on children's abilities to regulate their emotions / Neirman Aral, Figen Gursoy, Mudriye Yildiz Bicakci and Burcin Aysu -- Preschool teachers' attitudes and their status of practising creative drama activities / Gizem Ozer and Mubeccel Gonen -- Children's opinions about thier right to play at home and at school / Oya Ramazan, Gulcin Guven and Turker Sezer -- Development of aesthetic perception in children / Pelin Erdem and Ozcan Dogan -- Preschool teachers' problem-sovling [solving] skills and their views on inclusion / Emine Ahmetoglu and Zulfiye Gul Ercan -- Curious teachers for curious kids : lessons from the project about science in early childhood / Evrim Genc Kumtepe, Serap Erdogan, Meral Oren Umran Alan and Mustafa Guclu Ozarda -- Male students' attitudes towards the teaching profession / Cagla Girgin Buyukbayraktar, Rukiye Konuk Er, Devlet Alakoc Pirpir, Canan Yildiz Cicekler and Elif Yilmaz -- Parental involvement in early childhood education / Garry Hornby -- Evaluation of home visits in preschool education : views of the teachers (Nevsehir) / Secil Yildiz and Niyazi Can -- Effects of training for expectant mothers : impacts on non-functional practices related to infant care / Hatice Yalcin and Nurcan Kocak -- Teachers' and parents' opinions about parent participation in preschools / Aygul Aygun and Fusun Yildizbas -- Effects of parent education on mothers' attitudes toward child-raising / Elvan Sahin Zeteroglu and Nalan Kuru Turash -- Parents' views on their communication and cooperation with preschool teachers / Derya Atabey and Fatma Tezel Sahin -- Parents' toy preferences : is gender still an issue? / Feyza Tantekin Erden and Dilek Altun -- Relationship between parenting methods and the behavioural problems of 4- to 6-year-old girls / Parisa Soleimani Tadi and Farkhondeh Mofidi -- How do we raise our children? Analysis of families with 5- to 6-year-old children / Ozana Ural, Gulcin Guven, Kadriye Efe Azkeskin and Melda Kihe Gural -- Parenting styles : comparing perceptions of parents and their young children / Sule Erden, Ozkan Ozgun and Munire Aydilek Ciftci -- The developmentally appriopriate practice and brain research / Pinar Bayhan and Pelin Erdem -- Preschool education in mixed- versus single-age groups : effects on developmental characteristics of young children / Sermin Okutan, Kezban Tepeli, Belma Tugrul and Gokham Gunes -- Maternal acceptance/rejection levels and the emotion-recognition skills of 5- to 6-year-old children / Kezban Tepeli, Elif Yilmaz and Yasemin Kuyucu -- Preschoolers' perception of violence / Fatma Tezel Sahin, Adalet Kandir, Yucel Gelisli and Elcin Yazici -- Metacognitive abilities of young children / Fahretdin Hasan Adagideli and Engin Ader.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 372.21; Pre-school & kindergarten; Early childhood education; EDUCATION -- Elementary; Early childhood education; Child & developmental psychology; School/community relations & school/home relations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443859646; 1443859648
• Related ISBNs: 9781443857123; 1443857122
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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