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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"children’s perceptions"”.
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Children’s perceptions of mindfulness apps for enhanced learning
… This study explored student and teacher perceptions of a mindfulness app, Smiling Mind, used in a grade four ESL classroom over 16 weeks to develop emotional regulation to support learning. A mixed-method approach was used to answer the research questions: (1) did the students enjoy the …
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Young Children’s Perceptions of Morally Relevant Behavior in Adults and Children
<p>Many factors influence children’s consideration of selfish and prosocial behaviors. For example, previous research has demonstrated that children as young as three and four years old are able to incorporate intention into their judgments of these types of behaviors. The current study examines …
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Children’s perceptions of the causation and prevention of childhood burn injuries
South Africa has a high rate of children’s burn injuries with 1300 deaths annually. These burn injuries are considered preventable and South African research has identified this as a priority concern. South African childhood burn injury studies have mainly focused on expert and parents’/caregivers’ …
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Children’s perceptions of the natural environment: creating child and environmentally friendly cities
… The primary aim of the study was to investigate children’s perceptions of the NE, and within this process to elucidate the meanings that children attach to environmental issues, and how these meanings contribute toward the creation of CFC’s. This study employed the broad epistemological position …
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A Study of Children’s Perceptions about Reading in Relation to Various Reading Instructional Programs
… were also suggested. Educators can enhance children's understanding of technical terms used in reading instruction by using the terms appropriately and flexibly and by explaining why certain activities will aid in the understanding of these terms. Encouragement of meaningful conversation and …
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An Exploratory Investigation of Adults’ and Children’s Perceptions of their Experiences Living in a Stepmother Family
… the perspectives of stepmothers, fathers and stepchildren. Grounded in family systems theory and guided by a qualitative methodology, data are obtained from individual, face-to-face semi-structured interviews with members of 17 stepmother families including 17 residential stepmothers, 17 fathers …
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Children’s perceptions of occupation within a trauma-capable therapeutic programme: A photo voice and photo elicitation study
This interpretive description study explored how children who have experienced adversity perceive occupation within a trauma-capable therapeutic programme in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. The study took place at a Stand Tū Māia site, which is a trauma-capable organisation specialising in …
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Children and teacher's perceptions of ADHD and medication
A detailed review of the literature revealed that children report mixed views towards ADHD and medication. They are also reported to experience a lack of control over their symptoms and in turn, report a reliance on medication to control behaviours. Research into children’s sense of self is …
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Dreaming at School:A Qualitative Depth Psychological Research Project on Sharing Dreams in a British Infant School
… a compelling insight into the significance of children’s dreams and the child archetype in the development of the unconscious. An extensive analytical literature review of existing research into children’s dreams and the analysis of the phenomenological view of dreaming and sharing dreams …
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African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) impacts on vegetation in a fenced area and the broader implications for elephant conservation.
… Lastly, the fourth chapter investigated school children’s perceptions of elephants and elephant conservation at different geographical locations. Different levels of exposure to elephants were significant in influencing school children’s perceptions. More research is required to enhance …
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Parental involvement in sport: improving the quality of children’s sport experience & wellbeing
… parental involvement in improving the quality of children’s sport experience and well-being. A literature review was conducted to identify the current status of knowledge in the area through a systematic review of studies applicable to the antecedents and consequences children experience in youth …
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The Effects of the Classroom Schedule and Teacher Beliefs on Head Start Teacher-Child Interactions
… the source and control of the classroomschedule; children’s perceptions of time; and the current trend to maintain a rigid time schedule because of accountability demands. This study investigated Head Start preschool programs in a large midwestern urban area using an analysis of teacher beliefs …
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Examining geographic variation in children's perceived barriers to physical activity and the implications on behaviour
Low levels of physical activity among Canadian children has become a national public health issue. Recent research has suggested that children’s physical activity levels are associated with their perceptions of their everyday environments. A better understanding of the formation of these …
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Using a mosaic-based approach to construct children's understanding of safe space in school
… ‘safe space’ at school, defined as areas which children could access when emotionally dysregulated. This conceptually confused term, originating in 1960’s civil rights movements and popularised through psychotherapy, has recently been described as the second-most popular strategy for supporting …
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Journey With Me: Wanderings and Wonderings Through Childhoods
Dominant assumptions and views of children and childhood inform and guide educational policy and practice and have worked to institutionalize meanings of children and childhood. Within the sociology of childhood, literature has challenged these assumptions by recognizing the lived realities of …
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Capturing what is of value to children : a study exploring the challenges, advantages and issues of participatory research with 5 and 6 year olds
Listening to young children in order to elicit their views, consider their perceptions, and act upon their ideas has become increasingly prominent in policy and research with children. Momentum has gathered in this area since the 1989 United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child and the …
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A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING BETWEEN ADOPTED AND INSTITUTION-REARED CHILDREN IN CHILE
Many studies have shown that adopted children show higher levels of psychological adjustment than children living in institutions. However, there is little research comparing the behaviour and cognitive abilities of adopted and institution-reared children in Latin America, despite the large number …
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The Unheard Voices of Refugee Students: Understanding Syrian Students’ Well-Being and Capabilities in Jordan’s Double-Shift Schools
… at Syrian refugee students’ experiences and perceptions of learning in Jordan’s segregated, double-shift schools. Education for refugee has focused on enhancing access and learning quality, seeking to allow refugee children to gain a sense of normalcy and create opportunities for their …
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Anticipated work-family conflict amongst female business students: The influence of parental role modelling
… development. The limited research on students’ perceptions of the work-family interface includes research on several influencing factors, such as gender (e.g. Weer, Greenhaus, Colakoglu, & Foley, 2006); maternal employment (Barnett et al., 2003; Weer et al., 2006), parental education (O'Shea & …
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GUAN AND SHAMING AMONG CHINESE FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES: THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED CULTURAL NORMATIVENESS
… and psychological and academic outcomes among children of Chinese immigrants living in the U.S. The sample consisted of 51 Chinese ninth and tenth grade children and their mothers residing in the Cleveland metropolitan area. Mothers and children were asked to complete the Parental Training …
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